Stock Photo: Holy Relics

Image Details

Photo ID
5479
Title
Holy Relics
Caption
Relics of Jesus displayed in the Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Rome, Italy. Hanging vertically on the left: large fragment of the Good Thief's cross. Top shelf, left: bone of an index finger, said to be the finger of St. Thomas that he placed in the wounds of the Risen Christ. Top shelf, middle: reliquary containing small pieces of: the Scourging Pillar (to which Christ was tied as he was beaten); the Holy Sepulchre (Christ's tomb); and the crib of Jesus. Top shelf, right: two thorns from the Crown of Thorns. It is said that the plant from which these came cannot be identified. Middle shelf, in large cross-shaped reliquary: Three fragments from the True Cross. Bottom shelf, left: one nail used in the Crucifixion. Bottom shelf, right: Titulus Crucis or Title of the Cross, discovered in the church in 1492. The fragment shows the word "Nazarene" written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek.
Credit
Holly Hayes
Status
  All Rights Reserved
Date Created
July 18, 2006
Date Added
May 7, 2010
Last Updated
March 6, 2024
Coordinates
41.8880940° N, 12.5159280° E
Camera
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Focal Length
17 mm
ISO
1600
File Size
1.28 MB
Full Resolution
2630 x 4000 pixels

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