¿Un nacido muerto? descubierto envuelto en tela entre las piernas de un obispo sueco del siglo XVII finalmente ha sido identificado como su nieto.

El obispo Peder Winstrup fue un destacado miembro de la iglesia luterana que fue enterrado en 1679 en una cripta de la catedral de Lund, Suecia, y los expertos han tratado de determinar su relación con el ???? por muchos años.

Análisis anteriores encontraron que el hombre de Dios fue enterrado con el feto oculto entre sus pantorrillas, y los investigadores ahora han utilizado análisis de ADN para determinar que el niño probablemente era nieto del obispo.

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El obispo Peder Winstrup (en la foto) fue un destacado miembro de la iglesia luterana en la Escandinavia del siglo XVII y fue enterrado en 1679 en una cripta de la catedral de Lund.

Análisis previo del obispo del siglo XVII, este hombre de Dios fue enterrado con los restos de un feto humano envuelto en tela y escondido entre sus pantorrillas (en la foto), y los investigadores han estado trabajando duro para resolver el enigma durante más de cinco años.

¿QUIÉN FUE EL OBISPO WINSTRUP?

El obispo Peder Winstrup nació en 1605 y murió en 1679.

He was the Bishop of Lund in Scania when it was under the control of both the Danish empire and the kingdom of Sweden.

He was a leading theologian at the time and is credited with having persuaded the king of Sweden to open a new university in Lund.

His body was not embalmed, but instead was dried out in the dry cold climate in his crypt in the cathedral in Lund.

It is thought plants placed in the coffin, the lack of fat on the body after a long period of illness and the burial taking place in the winter months helped preserve the body.

The extent of the preservation was revealed using CT scanners at Lund University hospital, which showed individual internal organs could be distinguished still inside the body.

Researchers took genetic samples from both the bishop and the foetus and found the child was a boy who was not fully developed. It is thought the mother of the child suffered a miscarriage around six months into the pregnancy, leading to the stillbirth

Scientists found the two individuals share 25 per cent of their genetic material with one another, known as a second-degree kinship.

Experts at Lund University found the ???? had a different mitochondrial DNA lineage to the bishop, which indicates he was not related to the elderly man via his mother.

Also, the DNA of the foetus revealed he had the same type of Y chromosome as the clergyman, indicating the two were likely related through the father of the ????.

As a second-degree relative the bishop Winstrup could have been the foetus’s uncle, grandparent, half brother or a double cousin.

But when the genetic clues were pieced together alongside analysis of the Winstrup family tree the researchers conclude the most likely explanation is that the foetus is the bishop’s son’s son.

‘Archaeogenetics can contribute to the understanding of kinship relations between buried individuals, and in this case more specifically between Winstrup and the foetus’, says Maja Krzewinska at the Center for Paleogenetics at Stockholm University, who was involved in the analysis.

‘It is possible that the stillborn ???? boy was Peder Pedersen Winstrup’s son, and therefore the bishop was his grandfather.’

Bishop Winstrup has been studied by scientists due to his exceptional state of preservation, but the enigma of the foetus interred with him has baffled academics.

Torbjörn Ahlström, professor of historical osteology at Lund University, and one of the leading researchers behind the study, says the burial of adults with small children was not uncommon at the time.

‘The foetus may have been placed in the coffin after the funeral, when it was in a vaulted tomb in Lund Cathedral and therefore accessible,’ he says.

The findings were published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports.

Bishop Winstrup was one of the most influential church leaders in Europe during his lifespan, torn between the struggle between Sweden and Denmark at the time.

He was the Bishop of Lund in Scania when it was under the control of both the Danish empire and later the kingdom of Sweden.

He was also a leading theologian and is credited with having persuaded the king of Sweden to open a new university in Lund.

His body was not embalmed, but dried out in the dry cold climate in his crypt in the cathedral in Lund.

Experts found he was clothed in a burial costume of a cap and black velvet sleeves, linen embroidered shirts and leather gloves.

He had been laid on a mattress and pillow filled with plants including lavender, juniper berries, hops and hyssops.

The researchers discovered that rather than being removed, the bishop’s internal organs were left intact.

Researchers took genetic samples from both the bishop and the foetus and found the child was male and the two individuals shared 25 per cent of their genetic material, a second-degree kinship

Scientists led by Lund University found the ???? had a different mitochondrial DNA lineage to the bishop, which proves they are not of the same maternal ancestry and therefore the child is related to the bishop on its his father’s side

Experts found the bishop was clothed in a burial costume of a cap and black velvet sleeves, linen embroidered shirts and leather gloves. He had been laid on a mattress and pillow filled with plants including lavender, juniper berries, hops and hyssops

X-ray scans showed the Swedish bishop had dried fluid in his sinuses and had probably been bed ridden for some time before his death in 1679. The X-ray above shows a scan of Bishop Winstrup’s head

The body of the bishop was first found to be in an unusually well preserved state when, in 1833, his burial vault was partly demolished, allowing a portrait (pictured) to be made

The body was first found to be in an unusually well preserved state when, in 1833, his burial vault was partly demolished, allowing a portrait to be made.

His body was then sealed back up in the cathedral and the only other glimpse of the body occurred when archaeologists opened his coffin in 1923.

However, in 2013, the Cathedral Parish was granted permission to remove the coffin of Bishop Winstrup and bury him at the Northern Cemetery.

The 17th century Swede was subsequently excavated and analysed for 15 months before being put on display for one day ahead of his eventual reinterment in the cathedral grounds.

Scans of the bearded Lutheran churchman’s skeleton suggest he suffered a long illness and was probably bed ridden at the time of his death.

According to staff at the Lund University Historical Museum, the bishop’s remains attracted record crowds when on display for one day in December 2015, with more than 3,000 people queueing into the night to get a glimpse of his body.

The museum was forced to extend its opening hours until 10pm to ensure everyone could see the mummified remains.

His coffin was then resealed and put back in the ground with a full Lutheran Christian funeral service.

EL OSCURO SECRETO DEL OBISPO PEDER WINSTRUP – UN BEBÉ A SUS PIES

Los escáneres del cuerpo de Peder Winstrup, obispo de Lund, revelaron que el clérigo no estaba solo cuando fue enterrado, después de que se encontraran los restos de un feto joven escondidos a sus pies.

Los expertos quedaron desconcertados sobre quién podría haber sido el niño, pero recientemente descubrieron que es un hombre y un pariente de segundo grado, probablemente su nieto.

Anteriormente se especuló que un miembro de su personal podría haber escondido el pequeño cuerpo en el ataúd del obispo luterano con la esperanza de deshacerse de un secreto embarazoso, pero esta teoría ahora ha sido abandonada.

En cambio, se piensa que ???? nació muerto alrededor de los seis meses de embarazo y fue enterrado con el padre de su padre, el respetado obispo.

Los investigadores realizaron tomografías computarizadas y radiografías del cuerpo del obispo para descubrir más sobre cómo murió y cómo se había preservado su cuerpo.

Los científicos dijeron que el feto encontrado en el ataúd sólo había estado en gestación durante unos cinco meses y, por lo tanto, podría haber sido el resultado de un aborto espontáneo.

Per Karsten, director del Museo Histórico de la Universidad de Lund, dijo en 2015: “Uno de los principales descubrimientos cuando realizamos la tomografía computarizada es que el señor Winstrup no está solo en el ataúd.

‘En realidad tiene un compañero. Hay un niño pequeño: el feto de un niño humano. Ha sido ocultado deliberadamente bajo sus pies en el fondo del ataúd. Quizás exista una conexión entre Winstrup y este niño.

El análisis ya está completo y confirma la teoría de Karsten.