Chapter 87: The Holy Relics of Christianity

PS: The Holy Foreskin is one of several relics that Jesus has left behind on earth. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Historically, several churches in Europe have claimed to have the foreskin cut by Jesus during his lifetime, and they have claimed to have miraculous powers.

According to the Christian doctrine of the Eastern Church, Jesus ascended to heaven in the flesh forty days after the resurrection. The few relics Jesus left behind include the foreskin he cut off during circumcision as a child. There has also been a theological debate about whether Jesus was complete if he did not include the foreskin when he ascended into heaven. This then leads to the debate about whether Jesus should ascend to heaven along with the hair and nails that have fallen. It has also been pointed out that because Jesus' ascension into heaven was a miracle, it should be exempt from these restrictions.

1. Holy foreskin

The holy foreskin is one of several relics that Jesus left behind on earth. Historically, several churches in Europe have claimed to have the foreskin cut by Jesus during his lifetime, and they are said to have miraculous powers.

According to the Christian doctrine of the Eastern Church, Jesus ascended to heaven in the flesh forty days after the resurrection. The few relics Jesus left behind include the foreskin he cut off during circumcision as a child. There has also been a theological debate about whether Jesus was complete if he did not include the foreskin when he ascended into heaven. This then leads to the debate about whether Jesus should ascend to heaven along with the hair and nails that have fallen. It has also been pointed out that because Jesus' ascension into heaven was a miracle, it should be exempt from these restrictions.

Several churches in Europe claim that they own part or all of the Holy Foreskin. One of them, a church in Kalka, Italy, until 1983, held out their holy foreskin during its annual parade. Later, their relics were stolen by thieves and their whereabouts are unknown. Another church in France claims that their holy foreskin was left by King Henry V of England in the Middle Ages. At that time, Henry V's wife was pregnant. Legend has it that the smell of the holy foreskin had a baby-soothing effect, and Henry V borrowed it from elsewhere and did not return it because of its remarkable effect.

In the XVII century. Astronomical telescopes were improved, and astronomers saw the rings on Saturn for the first time. At that time, there was a Catholic theologian Leo. Aridus speculated that the rings on Saturn were transformed by the holy foreskin that followed Jesus' ascension.

2. Eucharist

Legend has it that the Eucharist of Jesus also includes the umbilical cord and the baby teeth.

3. True cross

The True Cross, one of the sacred relics of Christianity, is believed to be the cross of Jesus Christ.

The Christian relics of the True Cross, which are said to be wooden blocks on the cross on which Jesus Christ was put to death, are said to have been discovered by St. Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land around 326. During the Crusades, the Arabs entered Jerusalem to snatch the true cross. The Knights Templar, who guarded the Cross, put up a stubborn resistance, and were eventually wiped out, resulting in the destruction of the Cross. Because the True Cross was worshipped, its fragments became sacred and were frequently traded. Some Catholic theologians believe. The blood of Christ makes the true cross less perishable, so no matter how much is removed, the total volume will not be reduced. Thus, where the power of medieval Christianity reached. Christians are always proud to have a piece of a true cross.

In the Christian tradition. The True Cross is an extremely important symbolic symbol of Jesus' salvation for mankind. As many Christians themselves say, the fragments of the world's claimed "true crosses" add up to make a boat, so even if some are assumed to be true, it must be admitted that the vast majority of them are fakes.

The first man in history, namely Adam. When he died, he asked his son to ask the archangel Michael for a seed of the tree of life in his mouth. When King Solomon's queen first saw the king, she passed by the bridge and was "blessed" and felt its sacredness, so she knelt down and kissed the wooden bridge, and she later told her husband how powerful the wood could be, and the king was worried and buried it. Fourteen generations later, the wood was dug up, its origin unknown, and used as an ordinary wood to be used as the cross on which Jesus was executed.

In 1239 AD, King Louisix of France purchased from the Byzantine Empire the crown of thorns worn by Jesus at the crucifixion and the fragments of the cross at that time, and he built a royal chapel (Sainte-Chapelle in Paris) next to the palace to treasure these treasures.

Legend has it that on the true cross, there is also a name plate. Since the "Confession" says that Jesus should be the king, when he was executed, probably to satirize him, there is a name plate engraved with the words "Monarch of the Jews". Later, according to some Christian denominations, half of it remained.

4. Holy nails

Holy nails are the three or four nails that were used in history to crucify Jesus.

Legend has it that it was found, and some say that a total of three were used in history, and some argue that four were used. The picture below shows one of them. The picture below shows an iron crown, which is said to have been made of melting one of the nails and beating it with other iron juice, which is an authoritative token of the emperors of a certain region of Europe, and the enthronement is a proof that it is appointed by the emperor for the mandate of heaven (people who do not have this crown, even if they are emperors, cannot meet the strict definition at that time, so this is a bit equivalent to the black crown of the Great Treasure King), for example, Napoleon once wore it for the enthronement ceremony. Another one, in order to calm the tsunami, was thrown into the rough sea, and the sea immediately calmed down.

The problem is that in history, there are 30 nails that have been claimed by some people as sacred nails on the cross, so it is a bit unreliable, just as there are four Buddha teeth in Buddhist legends, but there are more than four on the continent alone.

Traditionally, Gypsies have been seen as thieves. This people, indeed, admits that they are accustomed to stealing things, and are not very ashamed of it. They believe that there were four nails and that a gypsy wanted to steal them in the hope that he would not be able to crucify Jesus, but only succeeded in stealing one, so it was strange that Jesus on the cross had two feet pierced by one nail (the three-pleading proposition), and because of this, God had granted them permission to steal from their descendants without transgression.

5. Veronica Santo Pa

Saint Pa of Veronica, a handkerchief with the face of Jesus.

On the way to the execution ground, a woman named Veronica wiped his sweat with her veil, and legend has it that Jesus' face was imprinted on this cloth by the divine power, becoming the true face of the legendary Jesus. This cloth is said to still exist, but the upper floor of a certain cathedral in the collection is sealed and cannot be taken out, and it is a treasure of the town.

6. Icon of Christ in Mandland

The Mandylion is a square cloth with the face of Christ in the Orthodox texts, and the façade of Christ used by the Eastern Church is modeled on the image of Christ in Mandland, which they believe is the true face of Christ.

When Jesus was alive, a leper king invited him to meet him, but he did not go, but he asked one of his disciples to bring a letter with a picture of Jesus (legend has it that it was a supernatural change, not a man-made painting), and when the picture arrived, the king was healed. The legendary original portrait was once circulated as an important sacred object and was lost after the French Revolution, but there are several imitations of it that were painted in the same year, and it is also believed to be the true face of Jesus.

7. Crown of Holy Thorns

Since the "Confession" says that Jesus should be a king and was executed, in order to satirize him, the soldiers made a "crown" out of thorns for him to carry, and the thorns pierced his head and said, "Congratulations on becoming the king of the Jews." This picture shows a container dedicated to part of the fragment of the legendary crown (equivalent to the role of our spiritual pagoda).

New Testament. The Gospel of Matthew says that during the crucifixion of Jesus, he was tormented mercilessly and painfully by being put on his head in a crown made of thorns full of spikes. As a result, people use the "crown of thorns" as a metaphor for unbearable pain and suffering.

8. Holy robes

The holygown is the robe that the Virgin Mary wears in the Bible when the Archangel Gabriel told her to conceive. It is now in the Cathedral of Chartres in France. In 1194 A.D., a fire destroyed the old Château and the city of Châteaux, but the robe in the reliquary beneath the ruins was miraculously unharmed, and the fire alone avoided the west façade of the church, which contained the three iconostasis gates. People see this as a divine revelation.

There is also a sacred garment, the crimson garment that Jesus wore when he was tortured.

9. Holy bones

The holy bones (holyskeleton), that is, the "holy remains of the three kings", the so-called "three kings" are the three kings of the East who rushed to worship and send gifts when the Holy Infant Christ was born in the Bible. In Henry's novel "The Gift of the Magi", the Maggie is the three kings. In 1164 the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich. Friedrich Barbarossa seized it from Milan and gave it to a church in Cologne. After this the church became an important pilgrimage site, the old church became so useless that it was demolished in 1248 and the famous Cologne Cathedral was built on its site. Cologne Cathedral houses the largest and most luxurious Eucharistic Box in the Western world to store the "Relics of the Three Kings".

10. Christ Scarab

The scarab of Christ (Holyscarab), a beetle stained with the blood of the gods.

Legend has it that Jesus was crucified, crucified, and held a small beetle in his hand when he struggled, this scarab beetle was stained with the holy blood of Christ, or was blessed by God, so it has great holy power. (To be continued.) )