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Rafaela Ferraz is a writer focused on strange, slightly macabre, and often overlooked chapters of Portuguese history. She blogs at rafaelaferraz.com, conducts research on the collection and display of human remains on Patreon</a<, and tweets @RafaelaWrites

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What’s Under the Bejeweled Clothes of a Catacomb Saint?

by Rafaela Ferraz January 22, 2019January 22, 2019

The 1,000-year-old skeleton of Saint Aurelius, dressed in 18th-century finery, gets an elaborate makeover at the Center for Art Conservation and Restoration of the Catholic University of Portugal.

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