You're listening to the SSPX podcast. We're happy to present another installment of true heroes.

Stories of the Lives of the Saints, delivered by Father Thomas Tam. Father is also put together a video of each of these episodes. You can see the video at SSPX Podcast.com. Now here's Father Tam.

How could I bear a crown of gold when the Lord bears a crown of thorns and bears it for me?

St. Elizabeth of Hungary.

Hello, my friends, and welcome to Relics of Christendom.

Today we are going to look at the crown of thorns worn by our Savior and its history after this historic event.

Let us begin our story.

Firstly, of course, we begin with our Lord before Pilate.

He has claimed to be the King of the Jews and is removed from the face of Pilate to be scourged. After his scourging, the soldiers mocked him and put a crown of thorns on his head.

And plating a crown of thorns they put it upon his head and a reed in his right hand.

And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying,

Hail, King of the Jews." That is from the gospel according to St. Matthew chapter 27.

It is also mentioned in the Gospels by St. Mark and St. Luke.

After the crucifixion, it was buried and hidden along with the cross and the nails.

It was later discovered by St. Helena along with the cross and left in Jerusalem for veneration there.

I cannot remember in my episodes on the cross and the nails if I mentioned that the crown

of thorns was taken by St. Helena. If I did say that then I apologize that

wasn't true. The crown of thorns seems that the crown of thorns at least for the

most part remained in Jerusalem and was not taken to Rome or Europe by

St. Helena.

For the first four centuries, there was no extra-biblical mention of the Crown of Thorns.

A few writers of the 5th and 6th centuries speak of a relic known to be still in existence and venerated by the faithful.

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