Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This was a very special Orthodox Monastery in the country of Moldova. These skulls are displayed inside of an orthodox church in Moldova. They must have been important priests or monks who lived there at the monastery. I have seen many churches around the world where all the bones of the monk brethren are kept together.
An ossuary is a chest, box, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains. They are frequently used where burial space is scarce. A body is first buried in a temporary grave, then after some years the skeletal remains are removed and placed in an ossuary. The greatly reduced space taken up by an ossuary means that it is possible to store the remains of many more people in a single tomb than possible in coffins. The practice is sometimes known as grave recycling. #moldova #orthodox #OrthodoxChurch #orthodoxchristianity
#moldova #easterneurope #Ossuar #osario #Ossuary
This was a very special Orthodox Monastery in the country of Moldova. These skulls are displayed inside of an orthodox church in Moldova. They must have been important priests or monks who lived there at the monastery. I have seen many churches around the world where all the bones of the monk brethren are kept together.
An ossuary is a chest, box, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains. They are frequently used where burial space is scarce. A body is first buried in a temporary grave, then after some years the skeletal remains are removed and placed in an ossuary. The greatly reduced space taken up by an ossuary means that it is possible to store the remains of many more people in a single tomb than possible in coffins. The practice is sometimes known as grave recycling. #moldova #orthodox #OrthodoxChurch #orthodoxchristianity
#moldova #easterneurope #Ossuar #osario #Ossuary
