“The Bodies of the Saints Rest in Peace”

On a quiet street in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood stands an unassuming two-steepled church named for St. Anthony. Inscribed above the high altar are the words Corpora Sanctorum in Pace Sepulta Sunt—“The Bodies of the Saints Rest in Peace.” It is a fitting statement since this chapel houses an astounding collection of over five thousand of their relics.
 

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