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Relics of Jesus Christ
Here are two small reliquaries showing relics of Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of the Eternal Father and Son of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The reliquary on the right shows a fragment of the pillar...
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The Holy Shroud of Jesus Christ
On this the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, for your edification above is shown a reliquary containing a very small piece of the burial cloth, the Holy Shroud of Our Lord Jesus Christ (De Sindone),...
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The purple robe of Jesus Christ
On this the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, above is shown a reliquary containing a small piece of the purple robe of Our Lord Jesus Christ (De Purpurae), a very rare relic in history....
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Holy Relics of the Church
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On the feast day of the Exaltation of the Holy, Life-Giving Cross
Two short, thick pieces of wood from the True Cross of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, placed upon each other in the form of a cross in a large, gold-plated reliquary (left). Detail of the relic is...
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On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
On this the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, here for your edification are first, second, and third class relics of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of heaven, in a large, gold-plated...
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Relics of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Two short, thick pieces of wood from the True Cross upon which Our Lord, Jesus Christ was crucified. This precious relic is from the (former) Archbishop of the Catholic...
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At this time of Passiontide, posts over the coming days will address nine holy relics of the Passion and Death of our Lord, Jesus Christ, together with their history and provenance. These posts are...
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Relics of the Passion – 2 – The True Cross
Relics of the True Cross After the death of Jesus Christ, the very last thing the leaders of the Jews wanted at the time was any mention of Christ being able to rise from the dead (Mayo, 2018). They...
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Relics of the Passion – 3 – The Ropes
From the Ropes of the Flagellation Many of the ropes of the flagellation of Jesus Christ that took place during the Scourging at the Pillar can be found at the Basilica di Santa Prassede in Rome,...
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Relics of the Passion – 4 – The Column of Flagellation
From the Column of Flagellation The column of flagellation to which Christ had been tied during the Scourging at the Pillar was made of marble (McNeely, 2015). Part of the column remained at the...
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Relics of the Passion – 5 – The Purple Robe
From the Purple Robe Before crowning Him with thorns after the Scourging at the Pillar, at the order of Herod Antipas, the Roman soldiers at the court forced Jesus Christ to wear a purple[1] robe in...
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Relics of the Passion – 6 – The Crown of Thorns
From the Crown of Thorns UPDATE: The Crown of Thorns that was held at Notre Dame, together with other precious relics, is presently being held at the Louvre after the conflagration that occurred on...
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Relics of the Passion – 7 – The True Effigy of the Holy Face
The True Effigy of the Holy Face Relics of the true effigy of the Holy Face originate with the 19th century miracle that had occurred with the Veil of Veronica[1] kept at the Basilica di San Pietro,...
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Relics of the Passion – 8 – The Shroud
From the Burial Shroud The Burial Shroud is a linen cloth of 14 feet 5 inches long by 3 feet 7 inches wide (4.4 x 1.1 meters). Imprinted on it is the negative image of the Body of Jesus Christ (Adler,...
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Relics of the Passion – 9 – The Stone of the Anointing and the Holy Sepulcher
From the Stone of the Anointing and the Holy Sepulcher The Stone of the Anointing The Stone of the Anointing can be found inside the main entrance to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher,[1] Jerusalem....
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