 Among other costly relics, there was a brick of massive gold, of nearly one foot in length by an inch thick, which contained a thorn said to be from the crown which Christ wore on the cross. It was presented to Napoleon by one of his generals, and he...  Don Esteban: Or, Memoirs of a Spaniard - Page 213by Valentín Llanos Gutiérrez - 1825 - 292 pagesFull view - About this book
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...vaults, where the relics of some great * This convent was, perhaps, one of the richest in Valiadolid. Among other costly relics, there was a brick of massive...— "There," said he, "give that back to the monks v 7 keep the brick." family were deposited, a. monk, who confessed to have been himself the murderer... | |
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...at Rosbach." Among the other costly relics belonging to one of the richest convents in Valladolid, there was a brick of massive gold, of nearly one foot...which contained a thorn, said to be from the crown THE MIRROR. which Christ wore on the cross. It was prevented to Napoleon by one of his generals, and... | |
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