In Italian catacombs young girls or women that died a virgin would be buried with a crown to denote their purity. (I believe that the practice died out in the 1920s).
(Source: tristivoire, via perpetualis)

In Italian catacombs young girls or women that died a virgin would be buried with a crown to denote their purity. (I believe that the practice died out in the 1920s).
(Source: tristivoire, via perpetualis)
Long Live the King.
A king in life but NOTHING IN DEATH
The king is dead