(September 16, 2017 at 2:11 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: I'm picturing a sideshow barker exclaiming his church has the REAL Jesus, step right up, and everyone else is just making do with a yokel wearing a plastic Jesus mask.
They love phony shit.
How many heads did John the Baptist have, anyway?
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- Roman Catholic tradition holds that the head on display in San Silvestro in Capite in Rome is that of John the Baptist, discovered for the second time,[not in citation given] as also maintained by Pope Benedict XVI in August 2012.[1]
- Islamic tradition maintains that the head of Saint John the Baptist was interred in the once-called Basilica of Saint John the Baptist in Damascus. Pope John Paul II visited the tomb of John the Baptist at the Umayyad Mosque during his visit to Syria in April, 2001. Consequently, Muslims also believe that Jesus Christ will return to this location in the Second Coming.
- In medieval times, it was rumored that the Knights Templar had possession of the head, and multiple records from their Inquisition in the early 14th century make reference to some form of head veneration.[9]
- Amiens Cathedral claims the head as a relic brought from Constantinople by Wallon de Sarton as he was returning from the Fourth Crusade.
- Some believe that it is buried in Turkish Antioch or southern France.[8]
- It is believed that a piece of his skull is held at the Romanian skete Prodromos on Mount Athos.
- A reliquary at the Residenz in Munich, Germany, is labeled as containing the skull of John the Baptist.[10]
Now there's a fucking miracle for you!
