Sunday, May 13, 2012

Holy Roman Reliquary

Built to hold a piece of the crown of thorns worn by jesus, was a great relic of medieval Christianity. Christian relics were usually a physical rememnant of the saint. Associated with miraculous healing powers, relics were used to get closer to the saint or Christ. Pilgrams would travel hundreds of miles to seel them, and wars would be waged to secure them.

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