Palermo, the capital city of Sicily

Mummified bishop

The quite well-preserved mummified body of a bishop, in his vestments and mitre in the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo. Originally, in the 17th century, the catacombs were intended only for dead friars, but in the following centuries it became a status symbol for local luminaries to be entombed into the Capuchin catacombs.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sat Oct 15, 1994
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