Investigations to continue in the
Vatican’s Teutonic Cemetery
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| Forensic experts working on one of the tombs in the Vatican's Teutonic Cemetery (Vatican Media) |
A statement by the Holy See Press Office says the
identification of two ossuaries in the Vatican’s Teutonic Cemetery has led to
the decision to continue investigations into the whereabouts of two princesses
whose tombs were found to be empty.
By Vatican News
A brief statement issued by the interim director of
the Holy See Press Office, Alessandro Gisotti, on Saturday
shone light on the continuation of operations in the Vatican’s Teutonic
Cemetery.
Gisotti said the preliminary investigations that took place
on July 11 in the cemetery inside Vatican City were both of a
documentary and a logistical nature.
It emerged, he said, that between the 1960s and
‘70s of the last century work was carried out to expand the college
itself and that work, during this period, involved the entire cemetery area and
the building of the Teutonic College.
Gisotti explained that since it is possible that the remains
of the two princesses were moved to another suitable place in the cemetery,
consequent checks are being carried out by workers to ascertain the situation
of places adjacent to the tombs.
These inspections, he noted, have so far led to the
identification of two ossuaries placed beneath the floor of an area inside the
Pontifical Teutonic College. These are closed by a trap door and these
ossuaries have been sealed for subsequent examination and possible retrieval of
material stored there.
Gisotti said the Office of the Promoter of Justice of
the Court of Vatican City State has therefore ordered that these operations
take place in the presence of experts of the Office and of people appointed by
the Orlandi family, as well as specialized personnel of the Vatican Police
Corps and the same workers who have been involved in the investigations until
now.
Resumption of the activities has been fixed for Saturday,
July 20.
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