The Crown Of Thorns Real
Several seminal religious relics were saved from the fire that ravaged notre dame cathedral in paris on monday evening according to local officials.
The crown of thorns real. The french king louis ix st. It is purported to have been worn by jesus christ when he was crucified by pontius pilate around 30 ad. Louis built the sainte chapelle completed 1248 for its reception.
Crown of thorns wreath of thorns that was placed on the head of jesus christ at his crucifixion whereby the roman soldiers mocked his title king of the jews. In 1238 the crown of thorns appears as part of a deal proposed by baldwin ii the latin emperor of byzantium who was in desperate need of cash at the time. King louis ix of france arranged to purchase the crown of thorns from baldwin but he actually received it from bankers in venice who had already advanced funds to baldwin.
The relic purported to be the crown of thorns was transferred from jerusalem to constantinople by 1063. This authentic replica of the crown of thorns has been known to the region of many years. It was then actually in the hands of the venetians as security for a heavy loan but it was redeemed and conveyed to paris where st.
The crown of thorns now preserved in a gilded and crystalline reliquary is brought out for the faithful every good friday at a special service at notre dame. The crown portion of the relic said to be made of rushes is what was housed at notre dame. The crown is comprised of a twisted wreath of rushes from the juncus balticus plant perennially flowering rush native to northern britain the baltic and scandinavia.
In 1238 baldwin ii the latin emperor of constantinople anxious to obtain support for his tottering empire offered the crown of thorns to st. This authentic crown of thorns is used for passion plays or as a centerpiece for your church for. The crown of thorns housed in notre dame since the french revolution.
Louis took the relic to paris about 1238 and had the sainte chapelle built 124248 to house it. The crown of thorns is a symbolic reminder of the suffering jesus endured to redeem his people. Louis king of france.
A constant reminder of the promises christ made to christians around the world. Mayor anne hidalgo of paris said artifacts like the crown of thorns said to have been worn by jesus on the cross and the tunic of saint louis worn by french king louis ix in the 13th century were saved. The times quoted a professor as saying the crown of thorns at notre dame is said to contain fragments of the original circle.
Historians are able to trace the movement of the crown of thorns from sometime after 400 ad from jerusalem to france.