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Banz Monastery Showcases Creepy Catacomb Saint Skeletons in Glass

5/8/2026

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The Banz monastery church in Bad Staffelstein displays four catacomb saint skeletons—Vincenzius, Valerius, Benedictus and Felix Benedictus—in glass cases, drawing visitors.
Abbots sent emissaries to Rome in 1680 and 1745 to acquire the relics, which nuns in Bamberg later dressed, prompting custodian Anita Gottschlich to call them creepy.
The former Benedictine monastery, founded in 1070 and dissolved in 1803, now hosts a foundation while the church serves a 211-member congregation.

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The Banz monastery church in Bad Staffelstein displays four catacomb saint skeletons—Vincenzius, Valerius, Benedictus and Felix Benedictus—in glass cases, drawing visitors.
Abbots sent emissaries to Rome in 1680 and 1745 to acquire the relics, which nuns in Bamberg later dressed, prompting custodian Anita Gottschlich to call them creepy.
The former Benedictine monastery, founded in 1070 and dissolved in 1803, now hosts a foundation while the church serves a 211-member congregation.