– Melk, Austria, St. Friedrich. The relic was given to the large monastery church as a gift of the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa. It was presumed to be a martyr discovered in the Roman Catacombs, but w –

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e monastery church as a gift of the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa. It was presumed to be a martyr discovered in the Roman Catacombs, but w

Melk, Austria, St. Friedrich. The relic was given to the lar
ge monastery church as a gift of the Habsburg Empress Maria
Theresa. It was presumed to be a martyr discovered in the Ro
man Catacombs, but was rechristened with the German name Fri
edrich. The full, articulated skeleton is present. It sits o
pposite the nave from the relic of St. Friedrich. Photo 2012
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Melk, Austria, St. Friedrich. The relic was given to the large monastery church as a gift of the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa. It was presumed to be a martyr discovered in the Roman Catacombs, but was rechristened with the German name Friedrich. The full, articulated skeleton is present. It sits opposite the nave from the relic of St. Friedrich. Photo 2012.

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