Capuchin Catacombs

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cave
gptkbp:address Piazza Cappuccini, 1, 90129 Palermo PA, Italy
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:cave
gptkbp:city gptkb:Palermo
gptkbp:contains over 1,200 mummies
over 8,000 corpses
gptkbp:country gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:culturalSignificance anthropological interest
historical burial practices
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capuchin Catacombs
gptkbp:lastBurial 1920s
gptkbp:latitude 38.1144
gptkbp:location gptkb:Palermo
gptkbp:longitude 13.3527
gptkbp:maintainedBy Capuchin friars
gptkbp:mediaAppearance featured in documentaries
gptkbp:notableBurials gptkb:Rosalia_Lombardo
Giovanni Paterniti
gptkbp:notableFeature open to visitors
bodies arranged along walls
bodies displayed in clothes
gptkbp:notableFor mummified remains
gptkbp:opened 16th century
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:photographyPolicy photography not allowed
gptkbp:preservedIn artificial mummification
natural mummification
gptkbp:province gptkb:Province_of_Palermo
gptkbp:purpose burial place for friars
gptkbp:region gptkb:Sicily
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Order_of_Friars_Minor_Capuchin
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:section gptkb:women
children
men
monks
priests
professionals
friars
virgins
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:website https://www.catacombepalermo.it/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sleeping_Beauty_of_Palermo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8