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Today, many fragments of wood are claimed as True Cross relics, but it is hard to establish their authenticity. The story of the fourth-century discovery of the True Cross was reported in Jacobus de Voragine's The Golden Legend published in 1260, that included the lore of saints venerated at the time. [4]
Titulus Crucis – a piece of wood claimed to be a relic of the True Cross, which Christian tradition holds to be a part of the cross's titulus (inscription), now kept in the church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome. Radiocarbon dating tests on the artifact have shown that it dates between 980 and 1146 AD.
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A number of rare religious relics were uncovered in 2024, with some on display to the public, giving people a better understanding about the time they first appeared in history.
The seventeen other relics purchased from Constantinople were the Blood of Christ, the nappies of the infant Jesus, a chain, a stone from the Holy Sepulchre, a cross, a purple mantle, a reed, part of his funeral shroud, the towel with which he dried the Apostles' feet, the rod of Moses, part of John the Baptist's head, and the heads of Saint ...
There are many relics attributed to Jesus that people believe or believed to be authentic relics of the Gospel accounts. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
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The Illustrious Relic, the most important piece of the treasure from a religious point of view, consists of three wooden fragments believed to belong to the True Cross, that is, the wooden crucifix on which Jesus supposedly died. They consist of three rectangular cedar wood elements, one 14.5 centimeters long, one 6.5 centimeters and the third ...