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Unraveling the 1746 ‘Air-Dried Chaplain’ Mystery: Rectal Embalming Key to Preservation
This title captures the intrigue, historical context, unique preservation method, and solution concisely within 12 words.
The Remarkable Preservation of Austria’s “Air-Dried Chaplain” After nearly 300 years in a coffin, most bodies would decay to bones—but not Franz Xaver Sidler von Rosenegg. The Austrian priest, who died in 1746, remains astonishingly intact thanks to an unconventional embalming method. Discovered in the crypt of St. Thomas am Blasenstein church, his mummy has […]