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The site was originally occupied by a smaller statue of Jesus, Christ the King. It was destroyed in 1928 by the anti-religious (and particularly anti-Catholic) regime of President Plutarco Elías Calles , as part of his mission to kill Christian rebels and destroy all Christian symbols [ citation needed ] during the nation's critical " Cristero ...
In order to compete with a powerful abbey, it was important to acquire relics of similar provenance and significance. In the 12th Century, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier became increasingly powerful and obtained a robe thought to belong to Jesus. Called the Seamless robe of Jesus, it was seen as more significant than the sandals. Over the ...
Veronica holding her veil, Hans Memling, c. 1470 The Veil of Veronica, or Sudarium (Latin for sweat-cloth), also known as the Vernicle and often called simply the Veronica, is a Christian relic consisting of a piece of cloth said to bear an image of the Holy Face of Jesus produced by other than human means (an acheiropoieton, "made without hand").
MSCHF created about a dozen of the "Jesus shoes," which launched on Monday, Oct. 8 and originally retailed for $1,425. However, they sold out within one minute, and now they're retailing on StockX ...
Chucho el Roto, a Mexican bandit who stole from the rich and shared with the poor; Gauchito Gil, an Argentinian folk saint who stole from the rich to give to the poor; Nazario Moreno González, a Mexican drug lord sometimes seen as a folk saint or Messiah; Santa Muerte, a Mexican folk saint associated with drug cartels and criminality
With the world's annual celebration of his birth mere weeks away, it turns out one of the most revered figures who ever walked the Earth likely didn't look like the pictures of him.
The Holy Face of Jesus is a title for specific images which some Catholics believe to be miraculously formed representations of the face of Jesus Christ. The image obtained from the Shroud of Turin is associated with a specific medal worn by some Roman Catholics and is also one of the Catholic devotions to Christ .
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