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<\/a>6.\u00a0Apostolic Skulls Hidden In St. John Lateran Basilica<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(And Many Other Locations)<\/h2>\n\n
Archbasilica of St. John Lateran<\/a> is the oldest and ranks first among the five\u00a0Papal Basilicas\u00a0of the world. It is one of\u00a0the four\u00a0Major Basilicas\u00a0of\u00a0Rome\u00a0(all of which are also Papal basilicas), being the oldest church in the West and having the\u00a0Cathedra\u00a0of the Bishop of Rome.\u00a0It has the title of\u00a0ecumenical\u00a0mother church among\u00a0Roman Catholics . In other words, it is the greatest of the Roman cathedrals.<\/p>\n Being that this is the most important of the Roman cathedrals it holds many of the valuable “relics” of the dead saints and allegedly the apostles. It is said that this cathedral holds the skulls of St Peter and St Paul. The bones were placed in other Basilicas but St John Lateran get the actual skulls. While this fact might seem strange to non-Christians and non-Catholics, it was common practice in church history to collect the bones and memory objects from any of the saints and preserve them. Though, determining their authenticity is another matter<\/a>. I am sure it is done painstakingly like professional archaeologist and anthropologists. Below is just a few that one can easily see while touring Rome.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/center><\/p>\n For some reason the Catholic church went decapitation happy with Amiens Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of\u00a0Notre Dame. Within this cathedral is a slew of headless statues, carvings depicting beheadings, and stained glass showing the beheadings of saint.<\/p>\n St. Denis was the patron saint of Paris, France. It is said that he died of decapitation with the sword. Immediately after the decapitation he picked up his own head, walked two miles, and then passed away<\/a>. This saint is one of the statues depicted in the picture above. Additional pictures below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/center><\/p>\n Simply viewing already dead people might not be very exciting\u00a0for some. For these folks I would suggest going to see someone get crucified. Yes, flash photography is allowed.<\/p>\n Every year on Good Friday groups of Philippino Catholics get together in San Pedro Cutup, and San Fernando to painfully endure the same cruel punishment that Christ had to endure. They have themselves flagellated (getting whipped), then they carry a large wooden cross to a location where they will actually be crucified as Jesus was. The size of the nails, location and duration of the scourging, and other aspects of the crucifixion appear to come in multiple selections depending on the person having it applied to wishes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>5. Decapitated Head Themed Cathedral\u00a0in France, Amiens Cathedral<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/a>4.\u00a0Christians In The Philippines Crucify Themselve On\u00a0Good\u00a0Friday<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n
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