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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear medieval-religion colleagues, Over the course of several months, the remains of Pope Celestine V have been examined, and a new funerary mask has been created. Among the talking points: 1) confirmation (not for the first time) that the hole in his skull was made after his death, and so he definitely was not murdered, according to legend, by having a nail driven into his skull; and 2) a careful study was done of his cranium, leading them to come up with an idea of what he looked like. Get this: his face does not look the way the investigators imagined he would look (especially as his appearance was of a man in his 50s rather than his later 80s) so the mask is more an artistic impression of how a holy old man should appear. So, yet again, despite the scientific work done in this case, humanity reveals its interest in letting ideas and fantasy prevail over reality. http://news.discovery.com/history/religion/medieval-hermit-pope-not-murdered-as-believed-130507.htm http://www.abruzzoweb.it/contenuti/celestino-tecniche-da-csi--i-segreti-del-restauro--ebbe-anche-la-sinusite/516293-365/ http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/photostory/primopiano/2013/05/02/Svelate-vere-fattezze-volto-papa-Celestino_8643446.html Best wishes, George -- George FERZOCO [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion