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Catacomb saints were the bodies of ancient Christians that were carefully exhumed from the catacombs of Rome and sent abroad to serve as relics of certain saints from the 16th century to the 19th century.[1] They were typically lavishly decorated with gold and precious stones.[2]
- ^ Johnson, T. (2009). "Holy Fabrications: The Catacomb Saints and the Counter-Reformation in Bavaria". The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 47 (2): 274. doi:10.1017/S0022046900080015.
- ^ Christopher Howse (22 August 2013). "The ghastly glory of Europe's jewel-encrusted relics". The Telegraph.