Nail (relic)
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Relics that are claimed to be the Holy Nails with which Christ was crucified are objects of veneration among some Christians, i.e., among Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox. In Christian symbolism and 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.
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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.
In the cathedral of Colle di Val d'Elsa, near Siena
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