Five Holy Wounds
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In Catholic tradition, the Five Holy Wounds, also known as the Five Sacred Wounds or the Five Precious Wounds, are the five piercing wounds that Jesus Christ suffered during his crucifixion. The wound
Christ after his Resurrection, with the ostentatio vulnerum, showing his wounds, Austria, c. 1500
Alphonsus kneeling before the Blessed Sacrament, Carlow Cathedral.
Sister Mary Martha Chambon
Flag of Portugal; the white dots inside the blue shields represent the Holy Wounds
Holy Lance
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The Holy Lance, also known as the Spear of Longinus, the Spear of Destiny, or the Holy Spear, is the lance that pierced the side of Jesus as he hung on the cross during his crucifixion. As with other
Five Holy Wounds
…the nail hole in his left hand, 3) the nail hole in his right foot, 4) the nail hole in his left foot, 5) the wound to his torso from the piercing of the spear. The wounds around Jesus' head from the crown of thorns and the lash marks from the flagellation do not qualify as they did not occur on the cross. Two…
Fresco by Fra Angelico, Dominican monastery at San Marco, Florence, showing the lance piercing the side of Jesus on the cross (c. 1440)
Miniature of the Crucifixion from the Rabula Gospels. "Loginos" is depicted piercing the right side of Jesus with a spear.
Tomb of Pope Innocent VIII, with a bronze effigy of the pope holding the spear blade he received by Sultan Bayezid II
Statue of Saint Longinus at Saint Peter's Basilica