St.. Michan's Church

Built on the site of an early Danish chapel (1095), this 17th-century edifice has fine interior woodwork and an organ (dated 1724) on which Handel is said to have played his Messiah. A unique (and, let it be noted, macabre) feature of this church is the underground burial vault. Because of the dry atmosphere, mummified bodies have lain for centuries in an extraordinary state of preservation. A few still have their hair and fingernails; on others you can see desiccated internal organs under the skin. The tallest mummy is known as "the Crusader"; his legs were broken in order to fit him into the coffin. Others in residence include "the Nun" and "the Thief" -- although their true identities were lost when the church records were destroyed during the Civil War in 1922. It is said that Bram Stoker was inspired to write Dracula in part by having visited the vaults as a child. Note: The church is wheelchair accessible, but the vaults are not.

St.. Michan's Church is located in Church St, Dublin, 7. To communicate or ask something with the place, the Phone number is +353 1 872 4154. The coordinates that you can use in navigation applications to get to find "St.. Michan's Church" quickly are 53.347476959229,-6.2753925323486