Gee, I didn't know swiping shopping carts from supermarkets was an ancient
Christian tradition. Wow. <wink>
As I recall, the box holding a relic is called a reliquary.
--Bob
On May 11, 2011, at 2:36 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Santa Faz is both the name of a monastery on the outskirts of Alicante and of
> a local holiday. The main event is an 8 km walk starting at 8 a.m. in the
> city's cathedral and ending at the monastery of Santa Faz where a relic--a
> piece of cloth allegedly used to wipe Jesus's face while he was on the
> cross--is kept. The religious aspect is vastly overshadowed by a general
> fiesta held around the event. This year's edition was last Thursday.
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Santa-Faz-2011
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|