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Tomb of a man doomed to spend an eternity with frogs eating his face
Has this made it into a Hellboy comic yet? The effigy of Francois I de la Sarra (died 1363), can be found in the Chapel of Sainte-Antoine at La Sarraz, Vaud, Switzerland:
The chapel, dedicated to Saint Antoine, founded by Francis I of La Sarraz, was built by his son Aymon III between 1360 and 1372 as the first urban chapel. It is classified as a historical monument. It is a Protestant temple located on the territory of the Vaud municipality of La Sarraz.
It's not just frogs covering his body:
TFW youre exhausted but vacation is only a few days away, so its all going to be OK. Heres the extra creepy cadaver tomb of Franois de la Sarra (d.1363), showing his body nibbled by frogs, snakes, and worms #MondayMotivaton #summerbodies #medievaltwitter pic.twitter.com/sGOoBz6QhD
— Dr Emily Guerry (@EmilyGuerry) June 17, 2019
Effigy of Francois I de la Sarra (died 1363), Chapel of Sainte-Antoine at La Sarraz, Vaud, Switzerland. Had to hop over the fence to get a better look at this famous, out-of-the-way thing while on my way to Fribourg... #toads, #snakes, and #worms devour https://t.co/hsTsLNJtRc pic.twitter.com/jD6Rz00kWu
— Nick Herman (@herman_nick_) October 4, 2018
(Via Helen McClory.) Read the rest
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