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  TORONTO -- A new study of the mummified remains of a Swedish bishop buried alongside a fetus suggests they were related. Peder Winstrup, the famous 17th century bishop of Lund who helped establish Sweden’s Lund University, died in 1679 and was laid to rest in Lund Cathedral alongside his wife. In the late 19th century, restoration of the Cathedral meant moving Winstrup’s coffin from the family grave to the crypt. In 2012, the decision was made to move his remains again, giving scientists the opportunity to examine the mummified remains. The bishop’s body is one of the best-prese...

Mystery over 350-year-old bishop buried with FOETUS between his legs finally solved Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter Apr 9 2021, 23:26 ET Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter Invalid Date, A BISHOP buried with a foetus between his legs almost 350 years ago has baffled archaeologists since they made the discovery in 2012. A new study claims to finally provide some answers to why Bishop of Lund Peder Pedersen Winstrup had stillborn remains placed behind and between his calves. 4 Winstrup was bishop of the Churches of Sweden and Denmark in the 17t...

Who was Bishop Winstrup? “Peder Winstrup, a bishop and prominent historical figure in Scandinavia, was one of the founding fathers of Lund University,” Lund University reported in a press release . “He died in 1679 and was buried in the famous cathedral in Lund a year later. The coffin, together with its contents, constitutes a unique time capsule from the year 1679 with a well-preserved body, textiles and plant material.” Per Karsten, director of the university's Historical Museum, said: “We can now observe that Winstrup's mummy is one of the best-preserved bodies from Europe in ...

8 APRIL 2021 Bishop of Lund Peder Pedersen Winstrup, of the Churches of Sweden and Denmark, died in 1679. An important and well-respected man, his body was mummified and laid to rest in a family vault in Lund Cathedral. Apart from the exceptional preservation of his remains, nothing seemed unusual about his death or burial.   In 2012, when a decision was made to move Winstrup's coffin, scientists leapt at the chance to study his remains. That's when they found it - the tiny corpse of a fetus, stillborn at no more than five or six months gestation, tucked carefully behind and between the bis...