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To: NYer

I thought the garment supposedly worn by Jesus at Calvary was at a cathedral in Trier, Germany.


5 posted on 10/12/2015 1:22:03 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill
I thought the garment supposedly worn by Jesus at Calvary was at a cathedral in Trier, Germany.

The possession of the seamless garment of Christ (Gr. chiton arraphos; Latin tunica inconsultilis, John 19:23), for which the soldiers cast lots at the Crucifixion, is claimed by the cathedral of Trier and by the parish church of Argenteuil. The Trier tradition affirms that this relic was sent to that city by the Empress St. Helena. For some time the holders of this opinion based their claim on a document in the ancient archives of the city, the "Sylvester Diploma", sent by Pope Sylvester to the Church of Trier, but this cannot, at least in its present form, be considered genuine. Read More

39 posted on 10/12/2015 2:36:18 PM PDT by NYer (Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy them. Mt 6:19)
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