{"product_id":"relics-from-the-crucifixion-where-they-went-and-how-they-got-there-9781622823277","title":"Relics from the Crucifixion: Where They Went and How They Got There","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Jews usually burned the crosses used by the Romans after executions, but following Jesus' crucifixion they quickly threw the Cross in a ditch to get it out of sight before the feast of Passover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat preserved the True Cross, and memory of the events preserved its location.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisgusted with continued Christian veneration of the spot, pagan Roman Emperor Hadrian erected on the Cross's burial site a statue to Venus, hoping thereby to obliterate their memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt didn't work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndeed, because of the statue, when the Empire became Christian, St. Helena knew the exact spot where she would find the very Cross on which Christ died.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll relics from Christ's crucifixion have a similarly fascinating story, all of which are told here in this 1910 work by the enterprising Catholic investigator Charles Wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the things you'll discover in these pages: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe miracle that revealed to St. Helena which of the three discovered crosses was that of Jesus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe horse's bit made from a nail of the True Cross, and the successes it brought the horse's rider\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe nails -- and why there are so many in existence today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA history of the fortunes the Crown of Thorns to those who held them, and a list of towns where thorns are found\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere, in 1492, workmen accidentally discovered again the actual board on which \"King of the Jews\" was written\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe modest Frenchman who saved a holy nail from profanation during the French Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrawings of the spear of Longinus, and reports of its later use in battles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelics of Jesus's actual blood from the Crucifixion: and why it makes sense that some still exists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe veil of Veronica, Christ's seamless robe, and much more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Charles Wall (1860-1943) was a British ecclesiologist, historian and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in the late 19th and early 20th century. He wrote many books, mainly on Church history, and was an early contributor to the \u003ci\u003eVictoria History of the Counties of England\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528185286930,"sku":"9781622823277","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e5da867c-213d-4f06-968b-b78d6fc258d6.jpg?v=1731320605","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/relics-from-the-crucifixion-where-they-went-and-how-they-got-there-9781622823277","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}