Christian relics believed to be the nails used in Jesus's crucifixion
Holy Nail reliquary in the Treasury of Trier CathedralAngel Holding the Holy Nails, formerly one of a series of "Angels of the Passion", oak, formerly painted, Northern French, late 13th century (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Relics that are claimed to be the Holy Nails with which Jesus was crucified are objects of veneration among some Christians, particularly Roman Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox. In Christian symbolism and art, they figure among the Arma Christi or Instruments of the Passion, the objects associated with the Passion of Jesus. Like the other Instruments, the Holy Nails have become an object of veneration among many Christians and have been pictured in paintings.
The authenticity of these relics is doubtful. The Catholic Encyclopedia wrote:[1]
Very little reliance can be placed upon the authenticity of the thirty or more holy nails which are still venerated, or which have been venerated until recent times, in such treasuries as that of Santa Croce in Rome, or those of Venice, Aachen, the Escurial, Nuremberg, Prague, etc. Probably the majority began by professing to be facsimiles which had touched or contained filings from some other nail whose claim was more ancient. Without conscious fraud on the part of anyone, it is very easy for imitations in this way to come in a very brief space of time to be reputed originals.
It is not clear whether Jesus was crucified with three or with four nails, and the question has been long debated.[1] The belief that three nails were used is called Triclavianism.
Relics that are claimed to be the HolyNails with which Jesus was crucified are objects of veneration among some Christians, particularly Roman Catholics...
DOMINI" ("The lance and nail of the Lord"), affirming that the lance was once used by Longinus and that one of the HolyNails has been incorporated into...
to be from the crucifixion cross of Jesus. Similarly, at least thirty HolyNails were venerated as relics across Europe in the early 20th century. Part...
Carlo Borromeo. It is a celebration of the "Santo Chiodo" (HolyNail), purportedly a nail from the True Cross, which is regarded as the most important...
Triclavianism is the belief that three nails were used to crucify Jesus Christ. The exact number of the HolyNails has been a matter of speculation for...
associated directly with Christ's crucifixion: the nail wounds on his hands and feet and the wound from the Holy Lance which pierced his side.[citation needed]...
same applies to HolyNails, Holy Sponges, Holy Lances, Holy Thorns and other Instruments of the Passion. Famous examples are the HolyNail in the Iron Crown...
HolyNail from the Cross of Jesus. Both objects are considered highlights of Ottonion goldsmithery. Holy Tunic Skull of St. Helena Egbert Shrine Holy...
apse marks the spot where one of the nails reputedly from the Crucifixion of Christ has been placed. The HolyNail is retrieved and exposed to the public...
original. Relics associated with Jesus Arma Christi Crown of thorns HolyNailHoly Sponge Lance of Longinus True Cross Latin original: "et affertur loculus...
(Treasury of Trier Cathedral; with the Egbert Shrine, the reliquary of the HolyNail, the cup of Saint Helena and other reliquaries, liturgical objects, ivories...
and part of his chain) and other relics mentioned below; the HolyNail, said to be a nail of the True Cross, found by Saint Helena and given to the church...
Virgin by Antonio Vivarini and Giovanni d'Alemagna in the Chapel of the HolyNail and St Pantalon healing a Boy, the last work by Veronese, originally commissioned...
Dame in Paris Base of the reliquary with one of the HolyNails A second reliquary with another nail at Notre Dame A reliquary of the True Cross from the...
to be from the crucifixion cross of Jesus. Similarly, at least thirty HolyNails were venerated as relics across Europe in the early 20th century. Part...
wore included one of the HolyNails that Saint Helena found at the crucifixion site. By making the helmet with one of the nails, it was supposed to protect...
Sorrows) and the Nailing to the Cross. William R. Cook of State University of New York, lecture series "The Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher". Greek...
experts debate whether Jesus was crucified with three nails or with four, at least thirty holynails continue to be venerated as relics across Europe. Some...
congregation, with a rope around his neck and carrying a relic of the HolyNail. During the Counter-Reformation images of San Carlo proliferated in Catholic...
emperor to convert to Christianity, was reinterpreted as representing the "HolyNails". From the Renaissance onward, the ancient Colossus of Rhodes, which was...
The Holy Sponge is one of the Instruments of the Passion of Jesus. It was dipped in vinegar (Ancient Greek: ὄξος, romanized: oxos; in some translations...
"the iron ring in the Monza crown should be considered as one of the Nails of the Holy Cross and as an original relic." Twining notes that the clergy of...
came to be identified as the Holy Chalice in the early 20th century. Holy Grail Holy Prepuce Holyrood (cross) Holy Sponge Nail (relic) Relics associated...
to dance atop the cylinder until they died. (Chinese Mythology) HolyNails, the nails with which Christ was crucified. (Christian mythology) Rati, a drill...
candle (usually encased in red or golden wax "nails"). The "nails" represent the Five Holy Wounds: the three nails that pierced Christ's hands and feet, the...
abnormalities of two or more ectodermal structures such as the hair, teeth, nails, sweat glands, salivary glands, cranial-facial structure, digits and other...
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