The Crown of Thorns, worn by Jesus when he was mocked and crucified, was one of the great relics of medieval Christianity. It was acquired by Louis IX, king of France, in Constantinople in AD 1239 ...

It's a paradox that we see at its most extreme in the Holy Thorn Reliquary, now held here at the British Museum. The Holy Thorn Reliquary is a one-foot (30 cm) -high theatre, made of solid gold ...

Among these antiquities is the Holy Thorn Reliquary, a gift from France's King Louis IX to then-Abbott Girold as gratitude for sending relics of Saint Mauritius (another name for Saint Maurice ...