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The three Biblical gospels that mention the crown of thorns do not say what happened to it after the crucifixion. The oldest known mention of the crown already being venerated as a relic was made by Paulinus of Nola, writing after 409, [8] who refers to the crown as a relic that was adored by the faithful (Epistle Macarius in Migne, Patrologia Latina, LXI, 407).
Articles relating to the crown of thorns and its depictions. It was the crown placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to his crucifixion.It was one of the instruments of the Passion, employed by Jesus' captors both to cause him pain and to mock his claim of authority.
The crown is a circle of cane bundled together and held by gold threads. The thorns were attached to this braided circle, which measured 21 cm (8.3 in) in diameter. The seventy thorns were reportedly divided up between the Byzantine emperors and the Kings of France. The accounts of pilgrims to Jerusalem report the Crown of Thorns.
The first feast in honour of the Crown of Thorns (Festum susceptionis coronae Domini) was instituted at Paris in 1239, when Louis IX of France brought there the relic of the Crown of Thorns, which was deposited later in the Royal Chapel, erected in 1241–48 to guard this and other relics of the Passion. The feast, observed on 11 August, though ...
Paliurus spina-christi, commonly known as Jerusalem thorn, garland thorn, Christ's thorn, or crown of thorns, is a species of Paliurus native to the Mediterranean region, Southwest Asia and Central Asia, from Morocco and Spain east to Iran and Tajikistan.
The Last Judgement was an especially appropriate subject for setting a relic from the Crown of Thorns. Some thought that the crown was held by the French kings on loan, and would be reclaimed by Christ on the Day of Judgement—a belief expressed in the antiphon sung at Sens Cathedral in 1239 to celebrate the arrival of the main relic. [25]
Christ plant is a common name for several plants and may refer to: . Euphorbia milii (Euphorbiaceae), also referred to as crown-of-thorns; Paliurus spina-christi (Rhamnaceae), also referred to as crown-of-thorns, Christ's thorn or Jerusalem thorn
The Crowning with Thorns refers to the Crown of Thorns being placed on the head of Jesus, and is a common subject in art, examples including: The Crowning with Thorns (Titian, Paris) painted in 1542/1543 by Titian; The Crowning with Thorns (Titian, Munich) painted in 1576 by Titian