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Summer Postcards 2011

By Jessica C. Salley
A peek into the ossuary of the Grand Meteoron monastery. Ossuaries are a traditional part of the Greek Orthodox Church, where the body is viewed as a "temple of the Holy Spirit." Upon the death of an Orthodox monk, he is buried for one to three years before his body is disinterred, cleaned, and returned to the monastery.
A peek into the ossuary of the Grand Meteoron monastery. Ossuaries are a traditional part of the Greek Orthodox Church, where the body is viewed as a "temple of the Holy Spirit." Upon the death of an Orthodox monk, he is buried for one to three years before his body is disinterred, cleaned, and returned to the monastery.

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