Raimondo di Sangro was a very interesting and controversial figure. He was the seventh Prince of Sansevero, born in 1710. In addition to being a Freemason, he was also an inventor, scientist, soldier, alchemist, and writer. His mother died when he was only about 10, and he spent the 10 years after her death being educated at the Jesuit College in Rome
I learned about this guy on some random thread on some crazy theories about how he was some occultist and his statues were so incredibly lifelike, people thought he used some sort of magic to literally petrify them. Especially the Statue of Modesty - apparently the woman model was real and went missing, never found. Interesting read, nonetheless.
> Raimondo di Sangro was a very interesting and controversial figure. He was the seventh Prince of Sansevero, born in 1710. In addition to being a Freemason, he was also an inventor, scientist, soldier, alchemist, and writer. His mother died when he was only about 10, and he spent the 10 years after her death being educated at the Jesuit College in Rome
I learned about this guy on some random thread on some crazy theories about how he was some occultist and his statues were so incredibly lifelike, people thought he used some sort of magic to literally petrify them. Especially the Statue of Modesty - apparently the woman model was real and went missing, never found. Interesting read, nonetheless.
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