# @kirstenalana on Facebook

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- **Posted:** 2022-11-05T12:10:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

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I wasn’t sure what to expect from a visit to an Ossuary at night. I confess, I didn’t even know what one was till I found myself already inside one of several that can be found in the town of Brno in Czechia [the Czech Republic]. I found it to be oddly inspiring and thought-provoking. Which was as surprising to me as the ossuary itself. I thought I might find a lot of bones in a cavern far underground to have a sinister feeling. In the end, I think Brno’s Ossuary at the Church of St James (Kostnice u sv. Jakuba) and its collection of human remains showed me that bones are merely that, bones. In and of themselves, they don’t hold anything approaching evil. They are what we make of them. And we can choose how we view them. After more than an hour of wandering and listening to a guide, I was left with a lot of thoughts… but you’ll have to click through this link https://www.kirstenalanaphotography.com/nighttime-at-the-ossuary to read what they are. 

From the website, “After one in Paris, this Ossuary is the second-largest in Europe. The number of people buried here is estimated to exceed 50,000. There was a churchyard [at the present site] as early as the beginning of the 13th century. The churchyard capacity quickly became insufficient for the needs of the growing city, and a special system of burial had to be adopted in which graves were opened 10 to 12 years after burial and the remnants were removed to make room for another body in the grave. The remnants from the original graves were moved to special underground areas, called ossuaries. These also quickly filled up due to frequent plague and cholera epidemics. The reforms introduced by Joseph II in 1784 resulted in churchyards being closed down for hygienic reasons. The remnants from the graves were moved into a crypt, the churchyard wall was torn down, the area around the church was paved with the former headstones, and the ossuary was gradually forgotten.” …until modern times. Now, you can visit and reflect on what it means to you as you listen to music specially composed for the ossuary!

#visitcz #gotobrno #brnoczechrepublic #ossuary #visitczechia

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kirsten Alana | @KirstenAlana | https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana | Photographer |

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ossuary, brnoczechrepublic, visitczechia, gotobrno, visitcz

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