• Head of a Saint sold for $3500
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Source:BBC [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13522546[/url] [quote]The severed head of a man said to be the patron saint of [b]genital disease[/b] will go on auction in County Meath on Sunday. The skull is allegedly that of St Vitalis of Assisi, an Italian Benedictine monk from the 14th century. It belonged to an Anglo-Irish family from County Louth, and is housed in a Queen Anne case dating from the 17th century. There has been no official verification of the claim. St Vitalis was born in Umbria, Italy, and is said to have lived an immoral and licentious youth. In an attempt to atone for his early sins, he later undertook pilgrimages to shrines throughout Europe, eventually entering the Benedictine monastery at Subiaco. After leaving the monastery, he lived the remainder of his life as a hermit near Assisi. It is said that he wore only rags and shunned all material wealth, with the exception of a basket which he used to fetch water from a nearby stream. He died in 1370, and word of his sanctity soon spread due to reports of numerous miracles performed on those with bladder and genital disorders. Grand tour It is unclear exactly how his head may have ended up in Ireland. Auctioneer Damien Matthews, who is selling the macabre item on Sunday, said that the family think an ancestor brought it back from the grand tour of Europe in the 18th century. The grand tour was an educational rite of passage for wealthy Europeans from the 17th until the 19th century, intended to provide insight into the great cultural symbols of Europe. The head sat for many years in the family hall in County Louth, but was recently uncovered in an outhouse. Mr Matthews said that although he couldn't be certain it was the head of a saint: "It's certainly ancient, and it's certainly the head of somebody." The Holy Cross Monastery, a Benedictine order in Rostrevor, County Down, did not even know who St Vitalis was, and after an internet search, declined to comment further on the matter of his or anyone else's severed head. The auction takes place at Annesbrook House in Duleek, County Meath, on 29 May at 1500 BST. The head, holy or otherwise, is valued at between 800 and 1,200 euros (between £698 and £1,047).[/quote] It would appear Christians have learned bugger all in the past 2000 years.
Saint of a genital disease What the fuck what the fuck what the FUCK OH MY DICK HAS WEIRD STUFF ON IT I'D BETTER PRAY TO ST VITALIS OF ASSISI silly 14th century people
Oh no, in these troubling times, we must pray to saint Gonorrhea ans ask for guidance
Who comes up with this shit? Goddamn.
[QUOTE=Eonart;30175779]what the HELL are they actually selling his skull or the head of a statue[/QUOTE] [img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/52939000/jpg/_52939488_saintvitalusofassisi.jpg[/img]
why would you want that
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Holy shit dude, this is the coolest thing ever!
Welp, I know who to pray to now.
It's time facepunchers to pray to our new testicle saint.
I understand buying the remains of a person is highly immoral and how weird this saint's "area of work" is, but I won't lie, that fucking looks awesome as hell.
Quickly, Find Mister royzo and rob his leg bone, we can sell it off as a saint's leg. We'll be rich!
this is weird
I thought it was in incredibly poor taste to sell things like this. At least if my knowledge of Medieval history is correct. [B]Edit: [/B]Whoops nevermind, they did it all the time apparently.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;30177724]I thought it was in incredibly poor taste to sell things like this. At least if my knowledge of Medieval history is correct. [B]Edit: [/B]Whoops nevermind, they did it all the time apparently.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but you'd expect something to change in 600 years
[QUOTE=gamerman345;30175878][img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/52939000/jpg/_52939488_saintvitalusofassisi.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] That would look great on my new coffee table
[QUOTE=gamerman345;30175878][img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/52939000/jpg/_52939488_saintvitalusofassisi.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Is it just me. or does it look like he's smoking a cigar?
wait, does he cure genital disease or does he cause it, because the name implies both...
[QUOTE=gamerman345;30175878][img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/52939000/jpg/_52939488_saintvitalusofassisi.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Well it certainly will make the conversations with guests... interesting... [editline]1st June 2011[/editline] Reminds me of how people used to buy and smuggle in mummies from Egypt and host parties to watch their unraveling back in the Victorian Age.
I've never understood how one can claim to be monotheistic and pray to saints. Regardless I'm not sure that its the right thing to be trading in skulls, not that it hurts anyone it just doesn't feel proper. Do they have any way of proving it wasn't a man killed for the sole purpose of trading his skull?
I need to rub his head on my dick.
[QUOTE=Sniping Robot;30175947]why would you want that[/QUOTE] Because it's cool. Who the fuck else is going to say "I just bought the skull of the saint of genital diseases in a awesome glass case."? It's also damn cool.
I'm never gonna buy a skull unless it's evil, can talk and it's name is Murray.
I don't think I could stand having a skull in a glass case on my mantle. I'd feel like he was staring at me or, considering who he was, my dick, every time I walked by.
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