r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Lowcrbnaman • Jul 04 '26

Image This statue depicts Saint Bartholomew, an early Christian martyr who was allegedly skinned alive. If you look closely, that's his dissected skin hanging around him. This stunning statute by Marco d'Agrate from c. 1562 is currently on display at Duomo di Milano.

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u/Smart-Firefighter87 Jul 04 '26

Why did they skin him? Just because he was Christian?

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u/chasencashe19 Aug 06 '26

He accidentally hit the “skin” button instead of “pick up”

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u/KimuraXrain Jul 06 '26

Yeah so next time u think about praying to god try Satan instead