Found the 17th-century female corpse buried with her husband's heart

The corpse of a noble woman who lived in the 17th century also wore preserved clothes that were nearly intact, discovered by French archaeologists in a coffin of lead, beside the body of the husband. yours.

The 17th-century female corpse buried with her husband's heart

This corpse was found in the chapel of St.Joseph in Rennes, Brittany, northwestern France in March 2014. However, the identity of the woman was only announced by the French National Archaeological Research Institute (Inrap) on Tuesday.

Archaeologists consider the body of Louise de Quengo.(Source: rt.com)

This may be the corpse of Louise de Quengo , a Breton aristocratic widow, who died in 1656 when he was about 60 years old. The corpse is 1.45m tall and still wearing clothes, shoes and hats. The archaeological group of Inrap said the corpse was in an unusually preserved condition. '

The identity of the body was determined based on the inscriptions on the heart- shaped box of Pierrien Toussaint , Mrs. Quengo's husband, who died in 1649. His heart was buried with his wife. Mrs. Quengo's body was dressed in religious style costumes.

' It can be seen immediately that she wears many layers, fabrics, shoes,' said Inrap archaeologist Rozenn Colleter, adding that the body of the corpse 'holds a cross.'

The corpse was dressed in a linen shirt and woolen pants, wearing cork shoes, wearing a few hats and covering the cloth on the face. These costumes have been recreated and will soon be on display.

The body of the body was discovered.(Source: rt.com)

'Louise may have turned into a spiritual lifestyle after becoming a widow, ' said an Inrad statement. Archaeologists have also reconstructed Quengo's medical history, in which she suffered from severe kidney stones and pleural adhesion. The heart has also been removed by professional surgical skills. 'We went from one surprise to the other with Louise ,' said Fabrice Dedouit, a radiologist and investigator in Toulouse.

The body of Louise de Quengo will soon be taken back to Rennes. In addition to Ms. Quengo, archaeologists also discovered four other coffins with 800 tombs dating from the 17th century, but all contain only remains.