Child Mummies

Rosalia Lombardo

I know this is a bit weird, but weird is what I post, this is what I do after all, as the webmaster of  World Wide Weird (Beliefs).

This child mummy is only 77 years old. Her body rests in the Catacombs, Palermo Italy.

Born 1918
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Died 6 December 1920 (aged 2)
Other names Sleeping Beauty of the Capuchin Catacombs
Known for Being so well-preserved that it looks like she is sleeping in her tomb that is located in the Capuchin catacombs of Palermo

Read more about Rosalia Lombardo by visiting the following links:

Article links: National Geographic  &  Spiegel (Language – German)

Below are more child mummies from around the world.

Egyptian Child Mummy

This is a child mummy from Egypt (Late Period). She probably died about 300BC.

Child Mummy Sacrifice

This actual child mummy (a little girl) was an Inca sacrifice. She was found at the top of a volcano in Northwest Argentina.

Egyptian Child Mummy

This is the decorated coffin of a child-mummy from Egypt (Roman Period). It dates to about 125 AD.

Salta Child Mummy

A child mummy from Salta Argentina. This was another sacrificial victim (Inca). He dates to around 1500 AD.