Museum of the Souls in Purgatory, Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Prati, Rome. The Museo delle Anime del Purgatorio (Italian for Museum of the Souls of Purgatory) is a museum of Rome (Italy),…More
Museum of the Souls in Purgatory, Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Prati, Rome.
The Museo delle Anime del Purgatorio (Italian for Museum of the Souls of Purgatory) is a museum of Rome (Italy), in 12 Lungotevere Prati, within the vestry of the Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio.
In 1897 a fire burned a chapel of the Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio. The priest Victor Jouët saw on the wall behind the altar the image of a human face bearing a sad and melancholy expression, impressed by the flames. He believed that the soul of a deceased man, condemned to Purgatory, had tried to get in contact with alive people.
This specific occurrence brought to the foundation of the museum. Victor Jouët decided to find other documents and statements about similar facts. The research proved to be more difficult than expected, nevertheless he could find out many materials, showing the following: the deceased people, compelled to pass a period in the afterlife reign of Purgatory in order …More
The Museo delle Anime del Purgatorio (Italian for Museum of the Souls of Purgatory) is a museum of Rome (Italy), in 12 Lungotevere Prati, within the vestry of the Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio.
In 1897 a fire burned a chapel of the Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio. The priest Victor Jouët saw on the wall behind the altar the image of a human face bearing a sad and melancholy expression, impressed by the flames. He believed that the soul of a deceased man, condemned to Purgatory, had tried to get in contact with alive people.
This specific occurrence brought to the foundation of the museum. Victor Jouët decided to find other documents and statements about similar facts. The research proved to be more difficult than expected, nevertheless he could find out many materials, showing the following: the deceased people, compelled to pass a period in the afterlife reign of Purgatory in order …More
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This is always a great reminder of the reality of things!
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A single showcase contains about ten documents and photos, including: the imprint of three fingers left in 1871 on the prayers book of Maria Zaganti by deceaded Palmira Rastelli;
the photograph of an imprint impressed by deceased Mrs Leleux on the sleeve of his son Giuseppe during its appearance in 1789 in Wodecq (Belgium);
the fire imprint left by a finger of Sister Maria di San Luigi Gonzaga …More
A single showcase contains about ten documents and photos, including: the imprint of three fingers left in 1871 on the prayers book of Maria Zaganti by deceaded Palmira Rastelli;
the photograph of an imprint impressed by deceased Mrs Leleux on the sleeve of his son Giuseppe during its appearance in 1789 in Wodecq (Belgium);
the fire imprint left by a finger of Sister Maria di San Luigi Gonzaga, appeared to Sister Maria del Sacro Cuore in 1894;
the imprint on a book of Marguerite Demmerlé, in the Parish of Ellinghen, left by her mother-in-law in 1815, 30 years after her death.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_delle_ani…
the photograph of an imprint impressed by deceased Mrs Leleux on the sleeve of his son Giuseppe during its appearance in 1789 in Wodecq (Belgium);
the fire imprint left by a finger of Sister Maria di San Luigi Gonzaga, appeared to Sister Maria del Sacro Cuore in 1894;
the imprint on a book of Marguerite Demmerlé, in the Parish of Ellinghen, left by her mother-in-law in 1815, 30 years after her death.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_delle_ani…