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Relics > Holy Thorn, relic

Preferred term

Holy Thorn, relic  

Definition

  • Refers to a thorn from Christ's crown of thorns; do not confuse with the Glastonbury Thorn, which is said to have sprung from the staff of S. Joseph of Arimathea

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Santa Spina
  • Thorn, Holy, relic

Notation

  • 120756

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-MN229K6Q-L

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