Holy Innocents’ Cemetery, an area of the City of Paris, contains four Mirrors of Life. The Ossuary of the Innocents holds the area’s Ferryman’s Wharf and is where you fight Medusa. Every Secret Area, breakable wall, chest, keepsake, Heart Fragment, ATK UP and DEF UP book, and Mirror of Life is listed below by sub-area, following the order you encounter them on the main path.
Quick answer: The area holds 20 Secret Areas, 4 breakable walls, 4 Mirrors of Life, 4 relics, 3 weapons, 2 keepsakes, 3 Brave and 3 Wise Heart Fragments, 2 ATK UP and 2 DEF UP books, 15 XP statues and 3 whole meat.
Every Secret Area, chest and pickup in this guide is marked on the Holy Innocents’ Cemetery interactive map.
How secret areas open in Holy Innocents’ Cemetery
The game’s own tutorial card “Secret Areas” reads: “Some secret areas are hidden behind walls. Look out for the visual and audio clues.” Secrets open in four ways. A hidden passage is a false wall that Rose walks straight through. A breakable wall is a cracked section you hit with your weapon until it breaks. A lever gate is a gate in front of the secret that a lever opens. A smash floor is a floor you break with Smash, and thicker ones need a high fall first, as the Stomp tutorial explains: “The Stomp has several power levels that activate depending on the distance travelled during the fall. If Rose jumps high enough, she can break thicker destructible objects!”
The relic Gloomstone “Gives a hint when Rose is close to a secret.” and is found in the Master’s Quarters, which the relics guide covers. You can also leave a marker to come back later. The map tutorial reads: “Placing a MARKER on a secret or an unreachable location allows you to return to it later.” The marker button is Square on PlayStation and Space on PC.
Hit the golden XP statues a few times with the whip to shatter them; each one awards 150 XP. Whole meat restores all of Rose’s missing health. Collect four Brave Heart Fragments for one maximum-health upgrade, or four Wise Heart Fragments to raise maximum mana. The ATK UP and DEF UP books permanently raise ATK or DEF by +1.
Cemetery Entrance to Pauper’s Grave
Cemetery Entrance
- Closest Mirror of Life: Cloister.
Relic: Abyssal Eye (chest), on top of a tall tower reached with the grapple rings.- Secret Areas: 2 (1 hidden passage, 1 breakable wall). The breakable wall hides an XP statue.
- XP statues: 1.
- This sub-area leads in from Paris Streets.
Cloister
- Save your game at the Mirror of Life in this spot.
- Wise Heart Fragment, at the hooded shrine on the upper walkway.
- Secret Areas: 2 (1 hidden passage, 1 lever gate).
Sepulcher of the Knight
- Closest Mirror of Life: Cloister.
- XP statues: 1.
Memorial for the Dead
- Closest Mirror of Life: Cloister.
- XP statues: 3.
Fountain of the Innocents
- Closest Mirror of Life: Ancient Sewers.
Weapon: Lance (chest).- Secret Areas: 3 (3 hidden passages). One hidden passage holds whole meat.
- XP statues: 1.
- Whole meat: 1.
Pauper’s Grave
- A Mirror of Life is located here; use it to save.
- Secret Areas: 1 (1 breakable wall). The breakable wall opens a Secret Area.
- XP statues: 1.
Mausoleum of the Kings to the Serpents’ Lair
Mausoleum of the Kings
- Closest Mirror of Life: Pauper’s Grave.
- Wise Heart Fragment, on the high upper platform opened by the light-reflector puzzle.
- Brave Heart Fragment.
- This sub-area opens onto the Catacombs of Paris.
Ruins Entrance
- Closest Mirror of Life: Pauper’s Grave.
- XP statues: 1.
Roman Baths
- Closest Mirror of Life: Ancient Sewers.
- Wise Heart Fragment, on a glowing pedestal on an upper ledge.
- Secret Areas: 3 (1 breakable wall, 1 lever gate, 1 hidden passage). The hidden passage holds whole meat, and the breakable wall opens a Secret Area.
- XP statues: 2.
- Whole meat: 1.
Mass Grave
- Closest Mirror of Life: Pauper’s Grave.
Relic: Raven’s Feather (chest), inside a Secret Area (hidden passage) in the room to the left once the arena fight there is cleared.- Secret Areas: 1 (1 hidden passage). It holds Raven’s Feather.
Hot Springs
- Closest Mirror of Life: Pauper’s Grave.
Relic: Pale Thorn (chest), on the high eastern ledge at the end of a buzzsaw run.- Secret Areas: 4 (3 hidden passages, 1 breakable wall). One hidden passage holds an XP statue, and the breakable wall hides whole meat.
- XP statues: 1.
- Whole meat: 1.
Serpents’ Lair
- Closest Mirror of Life: Pauper’s Grave.
- Brave Heart Fragment.
ATK UP book.- Secret Areas: 1 (1 hidden passage).
Ossuary of the Innocents and the Ancient Sewers
Ossuary of the Innocents
- Closest Mirror of Life: Ancient Sewers.
- Ferryman’s Wharf: this sub-area has the area’s Ferryman’s Wharf.
Weapon: Rusted Harpè and Aegis, lying glowing on the ground beside the rubble staircase.
Keepsake: The Prophetess’s Key, given for beating Medusa (The Prophetess) here. It is one of the three keys for the Gate to the Catacombs.- XP statues: 1.
Ancient Sewers
- You’ll find a Mirror of Life here, so save your progress.
- Once you’ve cleared every enemy wave in the room, the Brave Heart Fragment is on the upper left platform.
DEF UP book, on a low wooden ledge beside a water drain.- Secret Areas: 1 (1 hidden passage).
- XP statues: 1.
- This sub-area leads back out to Paris Streets.
Pillaged Tombs, Flooded Crypt and Overgrown Crypt
Pillaged Tombs
- Closest Mirror of Life: Ancient Sewers.
Relic: Nightshade (chest), an ornate chest on the right after the wave battle.
Keepsake: Trembling Eye, inside a Secret Area (lever gate). Enter the Pillaged Tombs through the doorway beneath the ruins from the Fountain of the Innocents; after the fight, go up past saw blades and spikes to an alcove and break open the fleshy mass with INTERACT (R1, PC: E). It is one of the three Eyes for the sealed door in the Catacombs of Paris.- Secret Areas: 1 (1 lever gate). It holds the Trembling Eye.
Flooded Crypt
- Closest Mirror of Life: Cloister.
Weapon: Almace and Hauteclaire (chest), a golden chest on the platform above the lower area.- DEF UP book.
Overgrown Crypt
- Save here using the Mirror of Life.
- ATK UP book, on a pedestal behind a low passage at the bottom of the room.
- Secret Areas: 1 (1 hidden passage).
- XP statues: 2.
Arcana, skills, clues, elevators and exits in Holy Innocents’ Cemetery
| Sub-area | Arcana and spell | Skill learned | Clues | Elevators | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cemetery Entrance | — | — | — | — | Paris Streets |
| Sepulcher of the Knight | — | — | 1 clue for The Prophetess | — | — |
| Fountain of the Innocents | — | — | 1 clue for The Prophetess | — | — |
| Pauper’s Grave | — | — | 1 clue for The Prophetess | — | — |
| Mausoleum of the Kings | — | — | — | — | Catacombs of Paris |
| Roman Baths | — | — | 1 clue for The Prophetess | — | — |
| Ossuary of the Innocents | The Prophetess (Arcana), Petrifying Gaze (spell) | — | — | — | — |
| Ancient Sewers | — | — | — | — | Paris Streets |
Holy Innocents’ Cemetery totals
| Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Mirrors of Life | 4 |
| Relics | 4 |
| Weapons | 3 |
| Keepsakes | 2 |
| Brave Heart Fragments | 3 |
| Wise Heart Fragments | 3 |
| ATK UP books | 2 |
| DEF UP books | 2 |
| Secret Areas | 20 |
| Breakable walls | 4 |
| XP statues | 15 |
| Whole meat | 3 |
