25 September 2019
Word of the Day: Holy Nails
NAILS, HOLY. The nails with which Christ was fastened to the Cross,
and believed to have been found by St. Helena (255-330). Many claims have been
made about these relics. Some parts of these nails are said to be in different
places in Europe, but at best they may be only filings of the original relics.
St. Ambrose (340-97) indicated that one nail was made into a crown for Constantine
(c. 274-337), which might well be preserved as the Iron Crown of Lombardy at
Monza. Others are supposed to be at Santa Croce in Rome. A feast honoring the
Holy Nails has been kept in certain dioceses on the second Friday in Lent.
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