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1 day ago

New Medieval Books: The Crown of Thorns - Medievalists.net

The Crown of Thorns image evolved across three eras from a wreath to a thorned crown and was later appropriated by medieval kings as a symbol of authority.
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3 weeks ago

Ancient coin with 'true face' of Jesus

Carbon dating in 1988 placed the Shroud between 1260 and 1390 AD, seemingly ruling it out as Christ's burial cloth. Some researchers, however, have argued that the tested samples were merely taken from sections of the cloth that had been repaired during that period. Now, a bronze follis minted in Constantinople between AD 969 and 976 bears a striking resemblance to the Shroud's facial image.
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