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[[Relics attributed to Jesus|Relics]] that are claimed to be the '''Holy Nails''' with which [[Christ]] was [[Crucifixion of Jesus|crucified]] are objects of veneration among some [[Christian]]s, i.e., among [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] and the [[Eastern Orthodox]]. In [[Christian symbolism]] and [[Christian art|art]] they figure among the [[Instruments of the Passion]] or ''Arma Christi'', the objects associated with Jesus' Passion. Like the other Instruments the Holy Nails have become an object of veneration among many Christians and have been pictured in paintings and supposedly recovered.
==Nails venerated as those of Christ's Crucifixion==
*In the Basilica of [[Santa Croce in Gerusalemme]] in Rome.
*In the [[Holy Lance]] of the German imperial regalia in the [[Hofburg Palace]] in Vienna.
*In the [[Iron Crown of Lombardy]] in the [[Cathedral of Monza]].
*In the treasury of the [[Cathedral of Trier]].
*In the form of [[bridle]], in the apse of the [[Cathedral of Milan]] (see [[Rito della Nivola]])
*In the form of [[bridle]], in the cathedral treasuries of [[Carpentras Cathedral|Carpentras]].
In the cathedral of [[Colle di Val d'Elsa]], near [[Siena]]
==See also==
*[[Relics attributed to Jesus]]
*[[Triclavianism]]
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[[Relics attributed to Jesus|Relics]] that are claimed to be the '''Holy Nails''' with which [[Christ]] was [[Crucifixion of Jesus|crucified]] are objects of veneration among some [[Christian]]s, i.e., among [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] and the [[Eastern Orthodox]]. In [[Christian symbolism]] and [[Christian art|art]] they figure among the [[Instruments of the Passion]] or ''Arma Christi'', the objects associated with Jesus' Passion. Like the other Instruments the Holy Nails have become an object of veneration among many Christians and have been pictured in paintings and supposedly recovered.
==Nails venerated as those of Christ's Crucifixion==
*In the Basilica of [[Santa Croce in Gerusalemme]] in Rome.
*In the [[Holy Lance]] of the German imperial regalia in the [[Hofburg Palace]] in Vienna.
*In the [[Iron Crown of Lombardy]] in the [[Cathedral of Monza]].
*In the treasury of the [[Cathedral of Trier]].
*In the form of [[bridle]], in the apse of the [[Cathedral of Milan]] (see [[Rito della Nivola]])
*In the form of [[bridle]], in the cathedral treasuries of [[Carpentras Cathedral|Carpentras]].
In the cathedral of [[Colle di Val d'Elsa]], near [[Siena]]
==See also==
*[[Relics attributed to Jesus]]
*[[Triclavianism]]
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