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Show Coat That Christ W ore on Calvary! The cathedral at Treves, In Rhenish Prussia, Is said to contain the cout Jesus wore on the day of Ills crucifixion. cruci-fixion. Tradition states that It was found by the Kmpres Ib-b-na while on n visit to the Holy Land in the fourth century and was il.-po. sited by her father for safe keeping in the cathedral at Treves. In the Ninth century the coat was coneealed from Invaders In the crypt of the cnunh, but was brought to light and solemnly exhibited In lllul. It was not shown again until 1,112, when, owing to the vast crowds that flocked to see It, Pope Leo X den-eed that it should be exhibited only once every s-ven years i thereafter. It is said that In IJi-M the eoat was viewed by one million pilgrims pil-grims In the course of a single week. In 1S01, the first time of Its exhibition slm-e IS II, It was seen by nearly two million pilgrims. However, at least twenty "holy coats" are exhibited and said to have been worn by Christ t'-iat day on the "hill called Calvary." Montreal Family Herald. |