Since the fourteenth century, a long piece of linen has been the object of an ongoing controversy. On it, we can see the image of a man with all the markings of the crucifixion.
In "The DaVinci Code" the author leads readers on a treasure hunt in search of the mysterious Holy Grail. As a matter of fact, we learn that the word Holy Grail doesn't refer to a cup at all.
Visitors to Hofburg Palace (Vienna) can admire an extraordinary relic; a richly decorated point of a lance. The object is believed to be the point of the lance of Longinus, a Roman legionnaire who pierced the side of Jesus.
In the Cathedral of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem in Rome, a little piece of wood is preserved in a magnificent silver reliquary. Apparently, it is a fragment of a sign with the word "Nazarene" written in Hebrew, Greek and Latin.
The great cathedral of San Salvador houses an extraordinary relic. It's a veil, soiled with reddish stains, which seem to be blood. Are the stains that cover the Oviedo veil really made with the blood of Christ?
At the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, a pageant of priests walk down the central aisle. Leading the procession is an ecclesiastic holding a golden cushion on which rests a crystal reliquary containing a crown of thorns.
The Basilica of Santa Maria de Guadalupe in Mexico holds a unique treasure. The tilma of Guadalupe is very special: it displays a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary just as she appeared to Juan Diego, a Mexican peasant, in 1531.
Is the story of the flood mere myth, as geologists claim, or is it historical reality? And what about the story of Noah? Does material evidence exist to support this extraordinary adventure?
In 1152, the Benedictine monks of St. Denis undertook major restoration works at the Argenteuil monastery. While piercing one of the surrounding walls, they discovered a passage leading beneath the building to some interesting treasures.
Few biblical objects have fascinated treasure hunters as much as the Ark of the Covenant. When Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem, the Ark went missing. Some claim it is in a small church, Our Lady Mary of Zion, At Axum, Ethiopia.
Three times a year, the Naples faithful congregate at the Cathedral of Santa Chiara to see a unique vial. It is supposedly filled with the coagulated blood of St. Januarius, the patron saint of the city, decapitated as a martyr in 305 A.D.
