The Beauty of Death: Catacomb Saints Photographed by Paul Koudounaris

In a forthcoming book titled Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs, Los Angeles photographer Paul Koudounaris brings before his lens bejeweled skeletons long-lost in the catacombs of Rome.
In above pic St. Valerius in Weyarn
The Beauty of Death: Catacomb Saints Photographed by Paul Koudounaris

St. Albertus
The Beauty of Death: Catacomb Saints Photographed by Paul Koudounaris

Hand of St. Valentin
The Beauty of Death: Catacomb Saints Photographed by Paul Koudounaris

St. Benedictus
The Beauty of Death: Catacomb Saints Photographed by Paul Koudounaris

Skull of St. Getreu in Ursberg
The Beauty of Death: Catacomb Saints Photographed by Paul Koudounaris

St. Friedrich at the Benedictine abbey in Melk
The Beauty of Death: Catacomb Saints Photographed by Paul Koudounaris

St. Valentinus in Waldsassen
The Beauty of Death: Catacomb Saints Photographed by Paul Koudounaris

Relic of St. Deodatus in Rheinau
The Beauty of Death: Catacomb Saints Photographed by Paul Koudounaris

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