Capuchin Crypt in Brno

{{Short description|17th century burial site}}

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| name = Capuchin Crypt in Brno

| native_name = Kapucínská hrobka v Brně

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| image = Brno CZ Crypt at the Capuchin Monastery 01.jpg

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| location = Brno

| address = Kapucínské náměstí 303

| location_country = Czech Republic

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| completion_date = mid 17th century

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| website = https://hrobka.kapucini.cz/subdom/hrobka/index.php/en/

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The Capuchin Crypt in Brno ({{langx|cs|Kapucínská hrobka v Brně}}) is a funeral room mainly for Capuchin friars. The crypt was founded in the mid 17th century in the basement of the Capuchin Monastery in the historical centre of Brno.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kapucini.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10:capcrypt&catid=7:englishbrno&Itemid=11 |title=Capuchin Crypt |publisher=The Capuchin Monastery in Brno |accessdate=6 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425045442/http://www.kapucini.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10%3Acapcrypt&catid=7%3Aenglishbrno&Itemid=11 |archivedate=25 April 2012 }} The bodies of people buried there turned into mummies because of the geological composition of the ground and the system of airing. Near the entrance of the crypt rests the body and relics of St Clementaine, an ancient Roman noblewoman.

Under a poverty vow, Capuchin friars believed coffins to be a luxury. The mummies are today considered a tourist attraction but are also useful for scientific research.{{cite news|url=http://radio.cz/en/section/panorama/the-return-of-the-brno-mummy|title=The return of the Brno mummy!|first=Vít|last=Pohanka|date=1 March 2018|work=Radio Praha|accessdate=4 April 2018}}