Church of Santa Croce, also known as 'Of the Dead'
Chiesa di Santa Croce detta 'Dei Morti'
Photographs of the faces of the town's dead cover the walls of this small Italian church.

šŸ“œ Small church in Canneto sull'Oglio, Italy, with walls covered in thousands of photographs of the dead. Built between 1697 and 1745 as an ex-voto following the 1630 plague.

Why Go

šŸ“ø Unique display of historical photographs of former residents
šŸ“œ Learn about a local tradition of honoring the dead after burial laws changed
ā›Ŗ Experience a church known as the "Church of the Dead"

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