The Ossuary

Inscription above the entrance to the Capela dos Ossos (Bone Chapel) in Évora, Portugal.  Translation: “We bones, lying here bare, are awaiting yours.”

• June 10 2011 | 36 Notes - Read More →
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    love with that translation actually.. it’s so absolutely beautiful!

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    I went here while on my honeymoon! (Nothing says “Till death do us part like a bone chapel.)

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    So a year ago I was in Portugal, and I have a hard time believing that I didn’t visit a place called

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