The Sicilian Catacombs of the Living Dead

The Sicilian Catacombs of the Living Dead

*Warning: this episode contains discussions of child death*


Deep beneath the sunny streets of Palermo Sicily, the Capuchin Catacombs are home to over a thousand people, most of them still standing in their Sunday best.


Why did the residents of the catacombs want to be buried standing up? And how have their remains survived centuries?


Joining Anthony today as a special guest co-host is Cat Irving, Human Remains Conservator at Surgeons’ Hall in Edinburgh, to take us back through this fascinating history.


Edited by Anna Brant and Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Tomos Delargy. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.


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