Her premature death at age two left her father grief stricken.

GOD BLESS JESUS THAT HE MADE U AS BEAUTIFUL AS A CHILD , TEEN , AND ADULT. Several time-lapse photos exist that appear to substantiate this claim, showing them opening at least 1/8 of an inch, revealing her intact blue eyes underneath. They discovered not only a skeletal structure but that her organs were still intact. I hope tourists respect that and avoid taking any further pictures of her. Thank you so much again. If you look at Evita, or even the Saint Bernadette, they too are very well perserved! She looks as though she is a sleeping angel. She does not deserve annoying pictures taken by uncaring visitors, but only many prayers.Hello.
In this recent photo, Rosalia's left eye is partially open, revealing an intact iris underneath.
She looks like she's just asleep. I too was intrigued from start to finish.What a fascinating story. Some say she was the daughter of a wealthy Sicilian noble, a general in the Italian military named Mario Lombardo. After seeing it on TV with the top to toe of Italy. The Sleeping Beauty At the end of the first corridor of the Caphucin Catacombs of Palermo, in the chapel of Santa Rosalia, between two coffins with the corpses of children, there is that of the little Rosalia Lombardo, a two years old girl died in 1920, amazingly preserved and … I felt sorry for her as she was being preserved mummies.I am actually familiar with the story of Rosalia Lombardo, however I haven't seen all the information in one place like this... kudos to the author.In your second paragraph you mentioned blonde hair. According to research, she died of pneumonia at the age of two. Such a beautiful child yet suffer so much during her lifetimes.Omg how stupit people are that little girl is still alive how horrible somebody in authority needs to do something to help her how horribleA very interesting yet usefully resources about her.....she is beautiful, I find it aggravating though that there is not more info on her father and mother, it says "supposed father" how the fuck don't they know who the parents are, that drives me crazy, but I think she looks very very much like the "supposed" father Mario.Very interesting Hub, Jason. Passionate about her loved island and with extensive writing experience, Rosalba worked as a journalist for the main Sicily’s newspapers and as a bilingual Italian – English writer. I am glad you shared it. Then that means her skin is real. IN LOVE MEOMERY OF ROSALIA LOMBARDO 1918-1920. Unable to lose his daughter the father sought the help of embalmer Alfredo Salafia, to preserve Rosalia for eternity. Yet it's fueled many cult believes of Rosalia's spirit returning to the body and is Rosalia's most infamous myth.Rosalia's perfect mummy exemplifies humans' fascination with death. No HTML is allowed in comments, but URLs will be hyperlinked. You can also tell by looking at the other 'art' on her site.Rosalia is an angel of beauty and purity. I have never heard of this before. She looks like a beautiful sleeping beauty and all about Rosalia Lombardo in the catacombs of Palermo, Sicily is true. But I don’t want to talk about her anymore. Nobody has ever looked underneath the blanket that covers Rosalia's body since she was sealed inside her coffin 90 years ago.Further adding to the lore of Rosalia's mummy are reports of her eyes opening!. She was a very beautiful child, I can’t even imagine the heartbreak her parents had to live with. I hope you’ll visit Sicily, someday.First I would like to compliment you on your English, it is excellent and this article is well written. Sleeping Beauty was so beautiful. Notice the hinged wooden coffin lid to the left, which has since been removed. Notice the lid shown in the photo above has been removed.The x-ray of Rosalia showing her brain and liver intact. Bet the skeptics did not know that.....I found this well written and informative hub really interesting and it held my attention all the way through. I am discussing about Rosalia Lombardo, the best preserved mummy in the world. I simply tried to inform people about the sad story of this unlucky little girl. Too bad is late at night and now I have to go to sleep!Her skin is a bit shiny, but it is dull shiny. Voted up and interesting. Most people will feel a strange mixture of disgust and delight at seeing the decomposed corpses. She's just lovely.Wow, this is extraordinaire! IN JESUS NAME AMEN .Fascinating. The little girl Rosalie was a beautiful child. Very intriguing and amazing on how she is kept well perserved. Rosalia Lombardo was an Italian child born in 1918 in Palermo, Sicily. I was amazed that she looked like she was sleeping. Her corpse receives more visitors than any other mummy in the Catacombs. Little Rosalia died in 1920.