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Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo
The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (Catacombe dei Cappuccini) are subterranean burial crypts located beneath the Capuchin Convent in Palermo, Sicily. Containing over 8,000 mummified bodies and skeletons dating from the late 16th century to the 1920s, it is one of the world's most extraordinary and macabre historical sites. The crypts are famously home to Rosalia Lombardo, 'The Sleeping Beauty,' whose exceptionally preserved body has spawned mysterious claims of blinking eyes and supernatural phenomena.