Relic of the Holy Blood

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Henry III of England carrying the Relic of the Holy Blood at Westminster in 1247, by Matthew Paris

The Relic of the Holy Blood was a medieval relic, said to contain some of the blood of Jesus Christ.[1]

The relic was sent from the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Henry III of England in 1247, where it was then stored in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in London, before being paraded through the streets by the King and laid to rest in Westminster Abbey.[2] Henry promoted the relic as a focus for pilgrimages, but it did not prove popular.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Vincent 2006, pp. 2-3
  2. ↑ Vincent 2006, p. 3
  3. ↑ Vincent 2006, pp. 186-187

Bibliography

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Relic_of_the_Holy_Blood&oldid=568955215"