Testing "Saintly" Authenticity: Investigations on Two Catacomb Saints

Radiographics. 2016 Mar-Apr;36(2):573-9. doi: 10.1148/rg.2016150008.

Authors

Amelie Alterauge¹, Thomas Becker¹, Brigitta Berndt¹, Christian Jackowski¹, Sandra Lösch¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Physical Anthropology (A.A., S.L.) and Department of Forensic Medicine and Imaging (C.J.), Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Sulgenauweg 40, CH-3007 Bern, Switzerland; Art Conservation, Kuesnacht, Switzerland (T.B.); and Museum Blumenstein, Historical Museum Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland (B.B.).

PMID: 26963463
DOI: 10.1148/rg.2016150008

No abstract available

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

Age Determination by Skeleton / methods*
Body Remains / diagnostic imaging*
Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging
Catholicism / history*
Famous Persons
Female
Forensic Anthropology / methods*
History, Ancient
History, Medieval
Humans
Male
Radiometric Dating
Saints / history*
Sex Determination by Skeleton / methods*
Switzerland

Personal name as subject

None Saint Clare
None Saint Candidus