Reliquary containing a thorn from the crown allegedly worn by Jesus at his crucifixion. This was part of the Holy Roman Emperor’s Imperial Treasury by 1544. Now in the British Museum. [1225 x 2000]
Reliquary containing a thorn from the crown allegedly worn by Jesus at his crucifixion. This was part of the Holy Roman Emperor’s Imperial Treasury by 1544. Now in the British Museum. [1225 x 2000]
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This was one of Martin Luther’s main gripes-fake relics and the selling of indulgences, which resolved one of their sins….