This is the death-mask (one of two) of St Charles Borromeo. The thing that struck me, having seen a few dead bodies in my time, was how serene he looks...
...I also wondered whether this counts as a first, second or third class relic?
...and when the practice of making death masks stopped...?
Twitch of the mantilla to Fr. Z.
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We had a whole exhibition
of them a few years back in Glasgow. Here's wee review
I know I've seen some from the late 19th century. After that, perhaps Queen Victoria and St. Pius X. ( I think I've seen their's, but I'm not certain.)
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