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The basilica also houses a shrine to modern Christian martyrs from around the world, whose relics line both sides of the church and also fill the crypts below.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Comprising 14 chambers, all around 7 feet tall, the crypt covers a total surface area of over 3,900 square feet.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2025
Jeff lives in beautiful Bend, Oregon amid the ponderosa pines, classic muscle cars, a crypt of collector horror comics, and two loyal English Setters.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 June 2025
This is a departure from tradition, under which many of Francis' predecessors have been laid to rest in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Comprising 14 chambers, all around 7 feet tall, the crypt covers a total surface area of over 3,900 square feet.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2025
Jeff lives in beautiful Bend, Oregon amid the ponderosa pines, classic muscle cars, a crypt of collector horror comics, and two loyal English Setters.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 June 2025
This is a departure from tradition, under which many of Francis' predecessors have been laid to rest in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crypt
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Visitors walk among ancient walls and tombs, uncovering stories that span from Roman London to World War II.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Known both as a common crop mold and a lurking danger in ancient tombs, its spores have been linked to mysterious deaths — from King Tutankhamun’s 1920s excavation to a 1970s Polish royal tomb incident that apparently killed several archaeologists.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
24 June 2025
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Tyce Porcher, Pole vault, King’s Academy junior: Fifth at 2A meet with 4.05m jump; set PR and school record in winning regional meet (4.20m) after returning from injury; also went to state in wrestling and placed in state weightlifting competition.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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Fire crews found fire in the electric vault in the basement of the library, according to the Hartford Fire Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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Where is Judy Garland buried? Following Garland’s funeral, her coffin was taken to Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, N.Y. and placed in a crypt while awaiting her more permanent mausoleum, per The New York Times.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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In the Universal Monsters house’s storyline, visitors will see the mausoleum of monster hunter Van Helsing, the Mummy’s tombs, Castle Dracula and the lab home of Frankenstein’s monster and his bride.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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“Crypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crypt. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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