| Veronica Skripetz Human Mummy | |
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| Biographical Information | |
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| Name(s) | Veronica Skripetz |
| Age | 38 |
| Sex | Female |
| Status | Widow |
| Height | |
| Source | |
| Culture | Hungarian |
| Date(s) | 1769 - 1807 or 1770 - 1808 |
| Site | Santa Ana, California, USA |
| Current Location | |
| Location | Domincan Church of Vác, Hungary |
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Skripetz lived in Vac, Hungary over 200 years ago. She was born in either 1769 or 1770 and died in 1808 or 1807 of tuberculosis. Skripetz gave birth to three children over the course of her life, none of whom lived past the age of 3, including a son, Johannes Orlovits, who was similarly mummified. She was wed to a man named Michael Orlovits, a miller who died at age 41, leaving her a widow at the age of 36. Though she remarried, Skripetz herself died shortly afterward at 38.
Skripetz, her child, and her first husband were among a collection of more than 250 mummies discovered in a secret crypt in the Dominican Church of Vác, Hungary.
Pathology
CT scans showed her lung tissue indicating she had tuberculosis. The CT scan showed scarring in her lungs. She was very slender, suggesting she was ill for some time before she died. She died at 38, just two years after Michael Orlovits and a year after marrying for a second time.
External Links
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/orlovits-714501-died-skripetz.html http://www.ocregister.com/articles/skripetz-710849-bodies-sutherland.html http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mummies-708558-mummy-museum.html
References
Boessenkool,B. (2016, May 2). How did a mummy woman and her bay die? Scans of mummies finally yield some answers. The Orange County Register. Retrieved from <http://www.ocregister.com/articles/orlovits-714501-died-skripetz.html> Boessenkool,B. (2016, April 4).
Photos: Why did this woman and her baby die? CT images may shed light on mummies' mystery. The Orange County Register. Retrieved from <http://www.ocregister.com/articles/skripetz-710849-bodies-sutherland.html
