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Chapel of the Relics of the Passion
• From left, these relics are the finger bone of St. Thomas, fragments (Holy Sepulcher, column of flagellation, Bethlehem cave), and two thorns from the crown of thorns
• The index finger of St. Thomas was given to this church by St. Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373)
• The fragments were added by Abbot Benigni in 1825
• The thorns measure 3.5 cm and 3.4 cm
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