• 2010
  • 45m
In Search of Holy Treasure

Summary Christian relics hold great symbolic and spiritual value, stirring passion in many. Hearing from leading experts in archaeology, history, theology, genetics, engineering and molecular physics, this series investigates each relics validity. View more details

  • 2010
  • 45m

In Search of Holy Treasure

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Christian Page Benoît Rousseau Lionel Fanthorpe Edina Bozoky

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7.3

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jun 30, 2010

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English French

Production companies : Janson Media

Summary Christian relics hold great symbolic and spiritual value, stirring passion in many. Hearing from leading experts in archaeology, history, theology, genetics, engineering and molecular physics, this series investigates each relics validity. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jun 30, 2010

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English French

Production companies : Janson Media

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In Search of Holy Treasure (2010)

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Episode 1 • Jun 30, 2010
The Shroud of Turin
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.
Episode 2 • Jun 30, 2010
The Holy Grail
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.
Episode 3 • Jun 30, 2010
The Tomb of Jesus
In 2007, Simcha Jacobovici pompously announced, alongside prestigious director James Cameron, that he had found the ossuaries of Jesus.
Episode 4 • Jun 30, 2010
The Holy Lance
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.
Episode 5 • Jun 30, 2010
The Holy Cross
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.
Episode 6 • Jun 30, 2010
The Oviedo Cloth
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?
Episode 7 • Jun 30, 2010
The Crown of Thorns
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.
Episode 8 • Jun 30, 2010
Our Lady of Guadalupe
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.
Episode 9 • Jun 30, 2010
Noah's Ark
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?
Episode 10 • Jun 30, 2010
The Tunic of Argenteuil and the Robe of Trier
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.
Episode 11 • Jun 30, 2010
The Ark of the Covenant
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.
Episode 12 • Jun 30, 2010
The Blood of Saint Januarius
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.
Episode 13 • Jun 30, 2010
The Journey of the Holy Treasure
Without the dedication of some historical figures and also unknown devotees these Holy Treasures may have never made their way into the modern world.
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