Relics from the Crucifixion

The Jews usually burned the crosses used by the Romans after executions . . .  . . . but following Jesus' crucifixion they quickly buried the Cross in a ditch to get it out of sight before the feast of Passover. That preserved the True Cross, and memory of the events preserved its location. Disgusted with continued Christian veneration of the spot, pagan Roman Emperor Hadrian erected on the Cross's burial site a statue to Venus, hoping thereby to obliterate its memory. It didn’t work.  Indeed, because of the statue, when the Empire became Christian, St. Helena knew the exact spot where she would find the very Cross on which Christ died. All relics from Christ's crucifixion have a similarly fascinating story, which are told here in this 1910 work by the enterprising Catholic investigator Charles Wall.   Among the things you’ll discover in these pages: The miracle that revealed to St. Helena which of the three discovered crosses was that of Jesus   The horse’s bit made from a nail of the True Cross, and the successes it brought the horse’s rider   The nails — and why there are so many in existence today   A history of the fortunes the Crown of Thorns brought to those who held them, and a list of towns where thorns are found   Where, in 1492, workman accidentally discovered again the actual board on which “King of the Jews” was written   The modest Frenchman who saved a holy nail from profanation during the French Revolution   Drawings of the spear of Longinus, and reports of its later use in battles   Relics of Jesus’s actual blood from the Crucifixion: and why it makes sense that some still exists   The veil of Veronica, Christ’s seamless robe, and much more!   Relics from the Crucifixion: Where They Went and How They Got There by J. Charles Wall 144 pages — paperback List price: $14.95  Today's Sale Price: $12.95! Order Now Rome alone rivals Jerusalem for the number of Christian relics found there. Foremost among them are the mysterious and fabled Catacombs . . . . . . whose fascinating story is told in Fr. James Spencer Northcote's classic work, The Roman Catacombs.    In it, you'll enter into the shadows of the Roman catacombs where early Christians attended Mass and hid in fear from Roman soldiers seeking their death for refusing to renounce the Christian Faith. You’ll read dramatic acts of faith and courage as Fr. James Spencer Northcote, the world-renowned 19th-century expert on the catacombs, relates the intense belowground life of the catacombs. For over three centuries, Christians buried their dead in often elaborate crypts hollowed out for them underground by fossors — designated diggers whose status was just below that of deacons and priests. With scores of maps and illustrations in these pages, you’ll see that the architecture of many crypts was as elaborate as buildings above-ground, creating under the streets and fields of Rome a second city—indeed, a Christian city in the very heart of pagan Rome—graced with broad underground tunnels and large rooms where assemblies could be held. In good times and in bad, during peace and during persecutions, the catacombs were central to the vibrant life of the early Church, whose history is here retold from its creation to its eventual decline, loss, and then, hundreds of years later, its rediscovery. Get TWO books for $24.95! Order Now Order online above, or call 1-800-888-9344 www.SophiaInstitute.com Save up to 40% when you join