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Capela dos Ossos de São Francisco

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Capela dos Ossos de São FranciscoPhoto · Alonso de Mendoza · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
38.5704, −7.9087

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Macabre sixteenth-century chapel entirely decorated with the skulls and bones of over 5,000 Franciscan monks. The inscription at the entrance—'We bones that lie here await yours'—sets the tone.

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  • Évora, Portugal
  • 38.5704, −7.9087

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