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Show Sketches of Saints. Tho stono sarcophagus reccntlv -Ho covered under tho floor ot Bt j church, Venice, measures sovuu set by six. A cross Is cut on thv. dd and a Roman album carvod on no front, whero thcro was an Insc ip-tlon, ip-tlon, which Is now effaced. Tho sarcophagus sar-cophagus was solomnly opened In the prcsenco ot Marchcse Cassis, the prefect; pre-fect; tho architect, Slgnor Manfrodl; tho royal procurator, the director ot the academy, Commcndatoro Cantnla-mossn Cantnla-mossn and Commendatoro Barrozzl. It waa found to contain four akeletona probably those ot somo saints. It bears marks of Are, as It was In the eighth century church which was burned down In tbo time of the Doge Pletro Candlano. |