Dublin

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Image of Relics of Saint Valentine at the Whitefriar Street Church located in Dublin, Ireland | The casket of Saint Valentine
Dublin, Ireland

Relics of Saint Valentine at the Whitefriar Street Church

The remains of one of the many St. Valentines resides in Dublin, Ireland.

John Sprat was an Irish Carmelite that was known for his abilities as a preacher and dedicated work with the destitute in the city of Dublin. While visiting Rome, his fame had apparently preceded... »

Relics and Reliquaries | Edited by Rachel

Image of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin located in Dublin, Ireland | St. Laurence O'Toole's heart, encased in wood
Dublin, Ireland

Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

Since 1030 AD, Christ Church has been an integral and intriguing part of Irish history

Founded in 1030 AD by the Hiberno-Norse king Sitriuc Silkenbeard and Dúnán, first Bishop of Dublin, the originally viking church has been a part of Dublin and Irish history ever since. The wooden... »

Curious Places of Worship | Edited by bradenh83

Image of Natural History building, National Museum of Ireland located in Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland

Natural History building, National Museum of Ireland

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design

Since 1857, visitors to the Natural History building of Dublin’s National Museum of Ireland can see not only animals and minerals of Ireland but, as some say, a museum of a museum. Containing... »

Natural History | Edited by bradenh83 and Dylan

Image of St. Michan's Mummies located in Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland

St. Michan's Mummies

An Irish church where you can shake hands with an 800 year old mummy

Down a set of dimly lit narrow stone steps, in a vault underneath the church, lay dozens of coffins, and one mummy ready to shake your hand. The mummies in the basement of St. Michan's church in... »

Memento Mori, Mummies, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by CPilgrim and Annetta