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Crown of Thorns
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Crown of thorns
According to three of the
canonical Gospels
a woven
crown of thorns
was placed on the head of
Jesus
during the events leading up to the
Crucifixion of Jesus
. It was one of the
instruments of the Passion
, employed by Jesus' captors both to cause him pain and to
mock
his
claim of authority
. It is mentioned in the
gospels
of
Matthew
(27:29),
Mark
(15:17), and
John
(19:2, 5) and is often alluded to by the early
Church Fathers
, such as
Clement of Alexandria
,
Origen
, and others.
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