The Museum of Lost Souls

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The little museum of purgatory lies in the heart of Rome. It's full of ghostly artefacts, reported to be messages from beyond the grave: from dark handprints seared onto wood, to phantom markings etched in prayer books. It has to be one of the most disturbing museums around, but why does exist, what’s it for? And how do we know that any of these objects are indeed genuine? Let's investigate these ghoulish exhibits in this episode of Strange Christian Art.
We'll also explore the concept of purgatory, for those who are unfamiliar. Another writer who wrote a lot about Purgatory was the medieval poet Dante Alighieri. In his sequel to Inferno, he envisioned Purgatory as a giant mountain made up of layers of terraces. Each represents one of the Seven Deadly Sins. In later centuries, Purgatory fell out of favour, especially in branches of Christianity like Protestantism. For Catholics however, it still remains a core belief.
After some time away on holiday, I'm finally back and will resume my typical upload schedule. Thank you for your patience. More videos to come! Thank you all for 666k subscribers...
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P.S. A special thanks to alexabadjieva.design for the fantastic animation of the museum's history. Go see her work at alexabadjieva.design.
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Sources & Further Reading:
Museum of the souls of purgatory, a place between heaven and hell
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Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Atlas Obscura
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The Museum of Purgatory In Rome Is One Of The Creepiest Museums In The World - Ranker
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Museum of Purgatory
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Erudition by Ambre Jaune
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Two Lover’s Bane by David Celeste
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@hochelaga Жыл бұрын

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@dominikjakaj1999 Жыл бұрын

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@EdgeOfLight Жыл бұрын

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@VermillionRedd Жыл бұрын

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@caelan7th Жыл бұрын

I really like how you don't use creepy music and instead use whimsical tunes to tell an intriguing story.

@narcisoanasui246 Жыл бұрын

Yup. Creepy music makes videos too cheep and forced.

@xyz7572 8 ай бұрын

Huh, do you think it sounds whimsical? In my ears, it is deeply melancholic and morose. I really like it, I think it fits the story very well.

@purplepedantry 4 ай бұрын

@@xyz7572 It's one of those pieces that takes on the connotations of whatever media it's in, I'd say.

@purplesodina Жыл бұрын

Oooohh maybe we can get an episode on Dante's Inferno? The levels, some arts, unknown info? Yes? As always, great and facinating video!

@Chris-qp3nj Жыл бұрын

Isn‘t ther already one?

@mattsmith7962 Жыл бұрын

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@tracy_06 Жыл бұрын

He’s already made one

@connormcjesus279 Жыл бұрын

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@johnneumann7273 Жыл бұрын

@@Chris-qp3nj no I don’t think Hochelaga has made one

@roelfjoubert1128 Жыл бұрын

This channel is such a gem. I imagine that if you had the budget, you'd be able to put at least half of the History channel to shame. Love your work, thank you so much.

@Strick-IX Жыл бұрын

I'd say he beats the History Channel with what little budget he has, and that's really saying something. He doesn't just extrapolate on stuff we learned (or thought we learned) in high school; he introduces so many new and intriguing topics and historical tidbits that, honestly, I had never even thought would pique my interest. Truly, a gem of a channel, carving out diamonds in the rough.

@4.0.4 Жыл бұрын

History channel: the alien dinosaur nuns of ww2.

@coconutproductions5056 Жыл бұрын

The history channel already puts itself to shame quite well!

@RobespierreThePoof 7 ай бұрын

The "history channel" has shamed itself for decades now. They have no commitment to doing serious historical documentaries. "Ancient Aliens"? Any channel that would put any money behind a program like that deserves zero respect. Just ask any real historian. The view is universal amongst scholars

@jayjeckel Жыл бұрын

6:50 I love it, his wife hated that night cap so much that she came back from the dead just to destroy it! "BOOOooooo, Luigi! I told you to stop wearing that ugly thing!"

@BazukinBelyugovich Жыл бұрын

"You think my death will let you just wear that ugly thing? You're sorely mistake!!"

@totoji Жыл бұрын

Major correction, for Catholics, purgatory is not an "in between" (that's "limbo" which is not a dogma but a theological hypothesis). Purgatory is a state/place where souls are ALREADY SAVED but just needed cleansing. Side note, Dante's depiction of hell, purgatory and heaven must always be seen as an artistic interpretation, neither dogma nor theology.

@peterhoch8375 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@criscasore Жыл бұрын

So, right, based in the world we live in, Dante's depiction of hell is fueled by things that we, as humans can perceive. For me as a Catholic purgatory isn't in belowground or in the skies, spirits may be in a limbo in this very world, just as you said, it is a theological hypothesis. In the case of purgatory, is more like a higher dimension for souls to go rest in peace. Sorry if I may be incorrect, the only thing we can do is love our christians, muslims, atheistics, brothers and sisters, let's not forget everyone with different faiths and views of the spiritual world. Thank you for your comment.

@jaredsmith112 Жыл бұрын

That’s interesting, I looked it up and see what you’re saying. I think in colloquial language among non Catholics people use the word purgatory to mean limbo but it’s not altogether accurate

@acoffeewithsatan Жыл бұрын

The difference between Dante's depiction and that followed by catholics is pretty much the roles in the church the ones who created the latter had. As mentioned nome of this concept is based on sacred texts.

@olbiomoiros Жыл бұрын

Yes. The video treats purgatory as limbo.

@jayjeckel Жыл бұрын

8:48 It's not hard to burn holes in paper without burning the whole page. When you showed the holes in that book, my first thought was they looked like holes burned in by a cigar or similar hot item.

@casjean8904 Жыл бұрын

my thoughts exactly.

@01MrCapricorn Жыл бұрын

I though Magnifying Glass.

@3OHT. Жыл бұрын

Yeah ez

@irish_deconstruction Жыл бұрын

Yes, this is also a very good explanation.

@diablo3917 Жыл бұрын

Hey, i would like to suggest a video subject, “the library of the Moscow tsars” or the “golden library”, a lost library speculated to have contained rare Greek, Latin, Chinese and Byzantine books. This library was a subject of interest in the 19th century with people such as Peter the great searching for it. Many archeologists have tried to find it over the centuries. It is quite an interesting story which would fit your channel quite well. Please do consider this suggestion as a possible video subject, if you would be so kind.

@rubglez8924 Жыл бұрын

I wish one day hochelaga makes a full on documentary, like hours long, his videos are so soothing and interesting

@BobBob-qg4lo Жыл бұрын

Omg I'd love a video on the skull of Mary Magdalene, it seems like such an interesting artifact

@NathanBenedict45 Жыл бұрын

Oh, I've been to this church! A professor in school told me about it years ago. Otherwise I would have never known it existed. It's almost like a hidden museum. I purchased a cd with a digital book about the museum and the priest told me about the story of the church and the fire. He also showed me a piece of wood hidden behind a structure next to the altar. The burn marks on the wood looked like the virgin Mary in prayer. I don't know if it was the face you mentioned or something else, but it's still there.

@RobespierreThePoof 7 ай бұрын

It's amazing that a church would so enthusiastically collect obvious frauds. Fascinating

@arielconstante212 Жыл бұрын

The architecture and items displayed are absolutely amazing!

@vincenttt8289 Жыл бұрын

So, in the middle ages, you can do a heaven speedrun by paying to win.

@thepatriarchy819 Жыл бұрын

Yes, this is why the Catholic Church is the Antichrist

@andrewkelley9405 Жыл бұрын

And everyone wonders why the Catholic Church is relentlessly mocked…

@houstonhall1144 Жыл бұрын

The more things change, the more they stay the same 🙃

@njr386 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the laugh. brilliant comment. But now I wonder if there where even lootboxes?

@francisp6723 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewkelley9405 Bah.... It's no reason to mock, just the exploitation of the real reason of mockery.

@yanichu3800 Жыл бұрын

My guess is that the face within the fire was just embers that were weathered away over time. I forgot what it was called but humans have this ability to see faces or expressions in inanimate obects (take cars, for example.) And that was probably what the priest saw that night when his place of worship burned down. Though I can't prove or deny the existance of purgatory, it makes a bit of sense to me why it prevails in Catholicism. The idea of leaving the world with unfinished business or woes that were never fully recognized doesn't sound very especially when its a time you can never go back to it. Of course, this is an interpretation of mine so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

@nunyabiznes33 Жыл бұрын

It's called pareidolia. I thought I lost it years ago that when I started seeing resemblances again, it actually scared me.

@boid6455 Жыл бұрын

You can make the book burn spots with a hot/burning wine cork. That's how my dad made pirate maps in old books or a piece of paper. (I'm not saying the burnings are fake or real)

@24flyingcats84 Жыл бұрын

I take it your Dad wasn't actually a pirate lol. That sounds fun though.

@liengandriod55 Жыл бұрын

@@24flyingcats84 I think their dad just made map which looked like priate maps.

@24flyingcats84 Жыл бұрын

@@liengandriod55 I know lol. I was joking but it can be difficult to get that across in text.I think modern day pirates probably use regular maps nowadays anyway ;)

@liengandriod55 Жыл бұрын

Can I r/whoosh myself?

@24flyingcats84 Жыл бұрын

@@liengandriod55 Haha, yes.

@asneakylawngnome5792 Жыл бұрын

I love this channel. Really makes me realize how much I’m missing out on seeing. And giving great insight on things you never really hear about

@KelleyGreenEcstasy Жыл бұрын

The finger holes in the book look like candle burns. I don't know enough about ancient paper to know how likely it is to burn but I imagine that the water content was higher and less likely to burn out of control.

@lokuzt Жыл бұрын

I was thinking more like someone wiped potash or lye off their fingers. Chemical burns on paper

@pureblackeagle Жыл бұрын

Visited Rome for two weeks back in November. Would have checked this out if I had known about it. Beautiful church. Damn.

@ReynaSingh Жыл бұрын

This highlights that Christian culture and ideas aren’t necessarily directly from the Bible

@yoggothemadgod6196 Жыл бұрын

Ok, and?

@diegone080 Жыл бұрын

@@yoggothemadgod6196 bible is a mythology book

@Zelmel Жыл бұрын

I'd imagine someone involved in archives and document preservation could probably explain the "scarred" books pretty well.

@scotte3103 Жыл бұрын

Great video, as always! And I want to add - your musical scoring is always perfectly fitting. Keep up the great work!

@mousermind Жыл бұрын

"I believe there is a place where the spirits of the dead dwell, trapped until they complete terrible tasks to enter Heaven." "Also, they're free to visit Earth whenever, and touch stuff."

@persephoneeleuthereus2325 8 ай бұрын

They can visit earth if God allows it, and every time to ask for prayers, they also can spend their purgatory on earth in a specific place or church for the sins committed.

@floofbun9065 Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite channel. Thank you for making my day with this upload

@thitherword Жыл бұрын

Great video as always. Well produced and informative. Just the right length, too. Any one else of the opinion that Hochelaga's narration style is very pleasing and the man himself seems likeable?

@cheshire3909 Жыл бұрын

The idea that you more or less suffer in the realm of the living then also suffer in the afterlife regardless of what you do is pretty sad. There's no escaping it, huh? We all suffer eitherway

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Amazing content as usual, I don't follow much channels anymore as I did before but I always take time to look at your work. Keep up the good work Cheers

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@bigsiip Жыл бұрын

Love it, always glad to see a hochelaga upload. Thank you.

@bety6009 Жыл бұрын

Please never stop doing these videos, it´s so good! Thank you for such an amazing content!

@greubermeister2 Жыл бұрын

these obscure adventures you give us really brightens my day!! thank you

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You do such a good job at what you do man. Hope I can recognize your voice in public one day and commend you for your work

@barracuda942 Жыл бұрын

i always wait in anticipation for a new Hochelaga video, always great

@davidottley2739 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating (as all your videos are)! Thanks for all the hard work and effort you put in for us viewers.

@horrornumber Жыл бұрын

I always look forward to these videos, they're so interesting!!

@sleepylittleguy Жыл бұрын

another amazing video! really loving the animations as well :)

@JodenPaoloPeroy Жыл бұрын

Great vid! Ya know, a playlist about strange saints and the history of their relics would be rad as well.

@TheNinjaLord22 Жыл бұрын

Always love these, thanks

@spiderwrist Жыл бұрын

That museum looks amazing. I'm quite fascinated with the idea of purgatory, I wasn't raised in any particular faith but I like the idea that there's a way forward in the afterlife, not just a binary of reward or punishment.

@belles_library Жыл бұрын

One of the best channels ever!

@Braxynglet Жыл бұрын

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What a great way to finish a week, thanks

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Your vids have the best subjects

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Wish you made content more frequently. Love your videos.

@yuriakhsani4479 Жыл бұрын

It's rare that I'm looking forward to a KZfaqr's upload

@bellacapulet1933 Жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on the weirdest items in the MET museum? I love your videos they help me get peaceful sleep.

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@NatzKulz Жыл бұрын

New Hochelaga video? thank you for making my friday!

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@daniele.5163 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your work!

@Shivaio Жыл бұрын

Very interesting video. As always, you create great content. Keep it up!

@thegasmaskguy613 Жыл бұрын

Just an idea but you could do a video on physical remains of saints because its a really interesting topic and i would really like to see a vid on things like that skull you showed in the video or the holy right ( szent jobb in hungarian )

@irish_deconstruction Жыл бұрын

8:48 Perhaps, something caused parts of the pages to rot, or something that was hot enough to put a hole through the pages, but not quite hot enough to burn the entire book, could have been applied to it. Although it is hard to explain, I find it highly irrational to presuppose the existence of Purgatory and ghosts in order to jump to the conclusion that these artefacts prove those two things, as that is called bending the evidence in the direction you want it to go, rather than following it where it leads. Anyways, yet another gem from Hochelega.

@jetpetty1613 Жыл бұрын

This is the kind of museum I will definitely visit in Rome

@SamSepiol1909 Жыл бұрын

I had a great time watching, man.

@saurdalaire Жыл бұрын

Amazing and informative video as always

@selenajarv8763 Жыл бұрын

Yay! Another vid!

@tonytu3913 Жыл бұрын

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@daanvisser2325 Жыл бұрын

This video comes in very handy! I september I will visit Milan, Florence and Rome. This museum will be on my list!

@Chris_M_Romero Жыл бұрын

The items in this museum, take the concept of "cursed" to another level.

@segevider3566 Жыл бұрын

I don't know why but I that Hochelaga explaining the Epic of Gilgamesh would a quite amusing video

@KidFresh71 Жыл бұрын

Another super interesting upload. Great channel!

@leewood8766 Жыл бұрын

Always great work🎉

@neopom4206 Жыл бұрын

going to rome soon exited to see this place! really appreciate this video

@szwilks1751 Жыл бұрын

You always keep me engage thank yiu

@LearnRunes Жыл бұрын

How have we not heard of this before?

@williamteev5296 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous video Hochelaga

@alicecuriosityoftenleadsto6288 Жыл бұрын

Awesome content! Original and creepy af!

@purplehaze2358 Жыл бұрын

I mean, there are plenty of ideas generally accepted as true by Christians despite not actually appearing in the Bible. I don’t see purgatory that differently from Satan in that regard.

@dpt4458 Жыл бұрын

Satan is most definitely mentioned in the bible in different forms. The serpent, the anti-christ, the fallen angel, the evil that tried to tempt Jesus and more.

@ModernEphemera Жыл бұрын

@@dpt4458 This is a hilarious response because the Bible never says the serpent in the garden is Satan, and the Bible never says anything about a fallen angel. People assume/interpret the serpent is Satan, something scripture doesn’t say. Scripture speaks highly of praying for the dead, something that wouldn’t make sense if all souls went directly to heaven or hell, so Catholics interpret these as implying a state like purgatory where souls are purified and benefit from prayer. It’s all interpretation.

@dpt4458 Жыл бұрын

@@ModernEphemera Ezekiel 28-14-10 and Luke 10:18; I will give it to you that the serpent is not directly made out to be Satan but still its pretty clear who that is meant to be when you take in context everything else.

@dpt4458 Жыл бұрын

@@ModernEphemera Yes, and another interpretation could be made to say that souls may have went into heaven uneasy especially those who died violent deaths and or had lingering affections for those of the earth and could not go to heaven directly and thus the prayers are meant to ease their souls into paradise. That and/or people have a hard time accepting the deaths of people close to them and so priests told them to pray for their souls as a means of calming people and getting them through their grief. Before you say that this means you cannot differentiate divine inspiration and things people put in there with other reasons, I agree.

@ModernEphemera Жыл бұрын

@@dpt4458 There’s some decent evidence in scripture for modern ideas of Satan, but it’s mostly interpretation. It’s just pet peeve of mine that Protestants claim Catholics are making up un-biblical stuff when Protestants claim all sorts of fringe interpretative stuff all the time without ever calling each other out

@reggiemainact2500 Жыл бұрын

Wow i never thought id watch this late at night

@JamesBond-t Жыл бұрын

These videos are amazing

@ImNewEra Жыл бұрын

Always when hochelaga pops up its a instant banger

@yannickgrignon2473 Жыл бұрын

Man, whether you believe in it or not (I'm Christian, and I'm not convinced I do), medieval Christian mythology has some powerful stories

@michelvidal3180 Жыл бұрын

My boy Hochelaga is back🎉🎉

@stevec7923 Жыл бұрын

Waiting for the next hochelaga video is like spending time in Purgatory.

@lutho7693 Жыл бұрын

For some reason I felt that...

@bluevanga30 Жыл бұрын

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@TheSlavicWarlord415 Жыл бұрын

You make very interesting and very entertaining videos.

@light2990 Жыл бұрын

such a cozy channel

@loods2215 Жыл бұрын

Visiting this place will be the first thing I do when I'll go back to Rome

@PaulsonAndBrauberg Жыл бұрын

Love your content

@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347 Жыл бұрын

Ooooh! Halloween came in early! I love it!

@adam3088 Жыл бұрын

On the subject of Rome and the supernatural...would love to see a video on the porta alchemica, went to see it when I was in the area as it's been fascination of mine for a while now but there's not a huge amount of information on it.

@johnmitchelljr 2 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks for all your work. Much appreciated. As a fallen Catholic I can now get up. Thanks again.

@af9162 Жыл бұрын

I was in Rome, how did I not know about it 😭 I think I was even in the church but didn’t look too in depth

@HodorsLeftShoe Жыл бұрын

another great video

@vikitoruss Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@jeremysmith4620 Жыл бұрын

This will sound odd, but one of the songs sounded like the Sailor Moon theme sing if played at half speed on classical instruments.

@homo.incurvatus Жыл бұрын

I know this is too much to ask, but it would be so great to have a list of the art works shown.

@Game_Hero Жыл бұрын

The very humble saints not disapproving of statues of them. Classic.

@blueplasma Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the content as always. Commenting for algorithm

@Vatolicious Жыл бұрын

Man I love this channel. You need a Patreon or something, I'd subscribe!

@giancassa9340 Жыл бұрын

Great video and very interesting

@elliotstoklosa53 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video please keep it up

@julieblair7472 Жыл бұрын

You hold the book high above a candle flame and it singes very slowly, I have done it. You have full control of the depth and location of the burn, it's very slow. It doesn't even catch flame unless you get reall close.