RELIQUARY RELIC HOLY NAIL OF CHRIST JESUS DOCUMENT 1867 TRUE CROSS

Antique copy of the Holy Nail of of Jesus Christ 

and to stay in the spirit of easter beautifull nail of christ, a wrought iron nail and its authentic document written in Latin and issued on 1867, Episcopal stamp of the San Croce in Gerusalemme church in Rome present on the nail.

The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem (Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme) is a Roman Catholic basilica and titular church in Rome, Italy, considered one of the seven pilgrimage churches of Rome. According to Christian tradition, the basilica was consecrated around 325 to house the relics of the Passion of Jesus Christ brought to Rome from the Holy Land by Empress Helena. Several famous relics are preserved in the Cappella delle Reliquie of the basilica, including a significant part of the Titulus Crucis, two holy thorns from the crown of thorns, a frangment (the tip) of the holy nail, the index finger of Saint Thomas and three relics from the wood of the cross. The relic of the nail was based on the original one when this nail was cast, according to our information,shavings of the original nail where added to the molten metal

Given by the Monastery of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem in Rome to the Churches and Personal Chapels in France. According to the information that we found shavings of the original nails were added to the melting put before the nails were made

The nail we have on sale was clearly pinned on somewhere, the two more or less intact corners have a pinhole, some wear right above the first printed piece of text,otherwise some staining but overal great condition

Document dated Roma 1867 and signed by the abbot

The nail measures approximately  12,00 cm