Orlandi case: New probe begins
into ossuaries inside Vatican City
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| Inspection of the ossuaries at the Teutonic College inside the Vatican on July 20, 2019 (ANSA) |
Investigations began on Saturday into 2 ossuaries found near
the Vatican’s Teutonic Cemetery adjacent to the tombs of two 19th century
German princesses whose tombs were recently found empty. The probe is connected
with the mysterious disappearance 15-year old teenage girl 36 years ago,
Emanuela Orlandi.
A new investigation began in the Vatican Saturday morning
into two ossuaries found in an area adjacent to the tombs of two German
princesses of the 19th century who were buried in the cemetery
inside the walled city.
“At 9 a.m. this morning, operations began regularly at the
Teutonic Cemetery as part of the investigation of the Orlandi case,” said the
“ad interim” Director of the Holy See Press Office in a statement.
Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year old daughter of a Vatican
employee, disappeared mysteriously on June 22, 1983, on her way home to
the Vatican from a music lesson in downtown Rome. Speculation regarding
her disappearance and hypothetical ties with the Vatican have been rife for 36
years.
An anonymous tip to the Orlandi family had indicated one of
the tombs at the Teutonic Cemetery as a possible burial place for the remains
of the young woman.
When the tombs were opened on July 11, no human remains and
no traces of coffins or urns were found.
The Vatican explained that the remains of the two princesses
could have been removed elsewhere in the cemetery when the adjacent Teutonic
College was built in the 1960s and ‘70s of the last century.
Further inspections led to the identification of two
ossuaries, or chambers containing the mortal remains of the dead, found beneath
the floor of an area inside the Teutonic College.
Gisotti said that Saturday’s probe, decreed by the Promoter
of Justice of the Court of Vatican City State, Prof. Gian Piero Milano,
was regarding the ossuaries adjacent to the tombs of Princess Sophie von
Hohenlohe, who died in 1836, and of Princess Charlotte Federica of
Mecklenburgh, who died in 1840.
He said that the investigation that was being carried out
according to internationally recognized protocols. Among several
officials and authorities were Prof. Milano and the expert appointed by the
Orlandi family.
At the moment, Gisotti noted, it was not possible to predict
how long it would take to complete the “morphological analysis of the remains
found in the ossuaries".
He said that the probe, following that of July 11, is yet
another proof of the Holy See’s openness to the Orlandi Family. Since the
beginning, he explained, the Holy See has shown its availability in accepting
the request for a probe into the Teutonic Cemetery, even on the basis of a mere
anonymous tip.
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