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The sacred relics of the world
People used to worship something and believe in all sorts of charms and the like.
Sometimes, overcoming great distances, people come to touch the sacred objects.
Let's learn about them.
Shroud of Turin
The Shroud, which is wrapped in the Descent from the Cross of Jesus Christ. In this painting traces of the Savior of the body. Every year crowds of pilgrims eager to Italy to touch the sacred relics.
Crown of Thorns
Crown entrusted to by the order of Pilate on Jesus' head before his execution. At the end of the XIX century. he was sealed into the annular glass flask. The relic is kept in France, in the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. Every first Friday of the month, and in the Catholic Lent - every Friday and on Good Friday, the crown of thorns tolerate believers.
Tunic of the Virgin Mary (the Blessed Virgin Mary Belt)
Located in France, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres. She is not afraid of no thunder, no lightning, no war, no fire - every time tunic miraculously remained intact.
The blood of San Gennaro
Catholic relic, kept in the Cathedral of Naples. Twice a year it is a miracle: dried blood "comes to life" - becomes a liquid and begins to boil. According to legend, neprosnuvshayasya blood - a danger signal. The stories described cases, when the blood was left dry, in 1527 and in 1980. In the Middle Ages threatened by the plague, and in the twentieth century there was an earthquake.
Our Lady of Vladimir
At the beginning of the XII century, Prince Yuri Dolgoruky got the icon as a gift from the Patriarch of Constantinople Luke Hrisoverga. With 1155 for 1395 the relic was kept in Vladimir Assumption Cathedral, then "settle" was in the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. In Soviet times it was moved to the State Tretyakov Gallery. Since 1999, Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God is kept in the museum church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachev. Every day, this temple museum visited by hundreds of people.
The head of the prophet John the Baptist
This is the most controversial relic: one with complete certainty can not tell where it is. Muslims claim that the head is stored in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Christians believe that the relic - in the Roman church of San Silvestro. According to other sources, the head of John can be buried in Turkey, France, Greece and even in Armenia.
The hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad
This is one of the most venerated relics in the Muslim world. According to legend, after the death of the Prophet devoted his barber shaved his beard Mohammed and saved it. Today, this relic is kept in the Palace Museum Topkapi in Istanbul and it can be seen by anyone. Also, a few hairs from the beard of the Prophet kept sacred in India Hazratbal Mosque, and in the Tyumen Regional Museum. In Russia, the hair of the Prophet was in the late XIX century through the efforts of the Tyumen merchant and philanthropist Haji-Nigmatulla Karmyshkova-Seydukova and stored in the mosque Yurt Embaevskih until the 1920s was not seized and handed over to the museum.
Footprint of the Prophet Muhammad
According to legend, the Prophet traveled to the sky, finishing the construction of the mosque. Pushing foot of the cliff, he ascended up. Next etched in stone, for a moment that suddenly became soft. This piece of rock is now stored in the mosque Kubbat al-Sakhra (Dome of the Rock) in Jerusalem. To touch the sacred stone annually visited by hundreds of thousands of Muslims.
Black Stone of the Kaaba
In the eastern corner of the Kaaba in Mecca is built black stone that followers of Islam are called stumbling forgiveness. And although he is not endowed with any mystical properties, pilgrims eager to kiss the stone or touch it it, as did the Prophet Muhammad. Every year millions of Muslims come to the sacred place.
Tooth Relic
The most famous relic of Buddhism. It is located in the temple Dalada Maligawa in Kandy (Sri Lanka). According to legend, the tooth snatched from the funeral pyre, when the body is subjected to the burning of the Enlightened. The relic is kept in seven caskets that like Matryoshka nested within one another. Many times tooth of the Buddha tried to destroy, but the relic remained intact.
The relics of the Buddha
After the death of the Buddha's body was wrapped in shrouds 500 double and burned. Two layers of fabric (upper and lower) and bone - that is all that remains of the Enlightened One. In possession of the relics claimed by representatives of eight areas of India, which led to the division of the shrine. Each part forms the base of a stupa - a special facility for the storage of relics. Subsequently, however, their "razderbanit" another set of pieces (according to legend, to 84,000). Relics of the Buddha were to many countries, including in Russia. In November 2011, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Russia gave them the former president of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who in turn - to the central Buddhist temple of the republic, which was the only place in Europe where such a relic is kept. Every year about half a billion people come to touch the holy relics.
Source: www.liveinternet.ru
Sometimes, overcoming great distances, people come to touch the sacred objects.
Let's learn about them.
Shroud of Turin
The Shroud, which is wrapped in the Descent from the Cross of Jesus Christ. In this painting traces of the Savior of the body. Every year crowds of pilgrims eager to Italy to touch the sacred relics.
Crown of Thorns
Crown entrusted to by the order of Pilate on Jesus' head before his execution. At the end of the XIX century. he was sealed into the annular glass flask. The relic is kept in France, in the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. Every first Friday of the month, and in the Catholic Lent - every Friday and on Good Friday, the crown of thorns tolerate believers.
Tunic of the Virgin Mary (the Blessed Virgin Mary Belt)
Located in France, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres. She is not afraid of no thunder, no lightning, no war, no fire - every time tunic miraculously remained intact.
The blood of San Gennaro
Catholic relic, kept in the Cathedral of Naples. Twice a year it is a miracle: dried blood "comes to life" - becomes a liquid and begins to boil. According to legend, neprosnuvshayasya blood - a danger signal. The stories described cases, when the blood was left dry, in 1527 and in 1980. In the Middle Ages threatened by the plague, and in the twentieth century there was an earthquake.
Our Lady of Vladimir
At the beginning of the XII century, Prince Yuri Dolgoruky got the icon as a gift from the Patriarch of Constantinople Luke Hrisoverga. With 1155 for 1395 the relic was kept in Vladimir Assumption Cathedral, then "settle" was in the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. In Soviet times it was moved to the State Tretyakov Gallery. Since 1999, Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God is kept in the museum church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachev. Every day, this temple museum visited by hundreds of people.
The head of the prophet John the Baptist
This is the most controversial relic: one with complete certainty can not tell where it is. Muslims claim that the head is stored in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Christians believe that the relic - in the Roman church of San Silvestro. According to other sources, the head of John can be buried in Turkey, France, Greece and even in Armenia.
The hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad
This is one of the most venerated relics in the Muslim world. According to legend, after the death of the Prophet devoted his barber shaved his beard Mohammed and saved it. Today, this relic is kept in the Palace Museum Topkapi in Istanbul and it can be seen by anyone. Also, a few hairs from the beard of the Prophet kept sacred in India Hazratbal Mosque, and in the Tyumen Regional Museum. In Russia, the hair of the Prophet was in the late XIX century through the efforts of the Tyumen merchant and philanthropist Haji-Nigmatulla Karmyshkova-Seydukova and stored in the mosque Yurt Embaevskih until the 1920s was not seized and handed over to the museum.
Footprint of the Prophet Muhammad
According to legend, the Prophet traveled to the sky, finishing the construction of the mosque. Pushing foot of the cliff, he ascended up. Next etched in stone, for a moment that suddenly became soft. This piece of rock is now stored in the mosque Kubbat al-Sakhra (Dome of the Rock) in Jerusalem. To touch the sacred stone annually visited by hundreds of thousands of Muslims.
Black Stone of the Kaaba
In the eastern corner of the Kaaba in Mecca is built black stone that followers of Islam are called stumbling forgiveness. And although he is not endowed with any mystical properties, pilgrims eager to kiss the stone or touch it it, as did the Prophet Muhammad. Every year millions of Muslims come to the sacred place.
Tooth Relic
The most famous relic of Buddhism. It is located in the temple Dalada Maligawa in Kandy (Sri Lanka). According to legend, the tooth snatched from the funeral pyre, when the body is subjected to the burning of the Enlightened. The relic is kept in seven caskets that like Matryoshka nested within one another. Many times tooth of the Buddha tried to destroy, but the relic remained intact.
The relics of the Buddha
After the death of the Buddha's body was wrapped in shrouds 500 double and burned. Two layers of fabric (upper and lower) and bone - that is all that remains of the Enlightened One. In possession of the relics claimed by representatives of eight areas of India, which led to the division of the shrine. Each part forms the base of a stupa - a special facility for the storage of relics. Subsequently, however, their "razderbanit" another set of pieces (according to legend, to 84,000). Relics of the Buddha were to many countries, including in Russia. In November 2011, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Russia gave them the former president of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who in turn - to the central Buddhist temple of the republic, which was the only place in Europe where such a relic is kept. Every year about half a billion people come to touch the holy relics.
Source: www.liveinternet.ru
