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Cephalophory

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“Among the many tales told of the lives of medieval saints, a fascinating phenomenon emerges.  Cephalophory is the ability of a dead saint to carry their own severed head or ask another to pick up the body part and carry it to a chosen site for burial.This kind of narrative was common in medieval saints’ cults and served to authenticate relics, demonstrate their power, and establish their presence at the particular site"

__.Martina Saltamacchia




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