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Is the "True Cross" the world's most famous forgery? | Myth Hunters

The Titulus Crucis or "true cross" is an ancient relic that is held in The Church of Santa Croce in Rome. It is said to be a piece of wood from the cross that Jesus Christ was crucified on. There has ...
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Pope Gives King Charles Part Of The "True Cross" For His Coronation

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
National Catholic Register

Pope Francis Donates Relics of the True Cross for King Charles’ Coronation

The precious relics have been inlaid into the Cross of Wales, which will head Charles’ May 6 procession into Westminster Abbey, where he will be officially crowned. The Cross of Wales is displayed for ...
The Conversation

What makes religious relics – like pieces of the ‘true cross’ and hair of saints – sacred to Christians

Christian clergymen carry a wooden relic believed to be from Jesus’ manger at the Notre Dame church in Jerusalem in 2019. AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean The possibility of the relic being on the sunken ship ...