Palermo, the capital city of Sicily

Monk in penance

A monk, in his tunic and his hands bound with ropes he had worn as a penance, placed in his niche with a small child above him. Mummified bodies in various states of preservation are laid out on shelves on either side. Palermo's Capuchin Catacombs contain about 8000 mummies that line the walls.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sat Oct 15, 1994
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