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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 149630, member: 56&quot;]A souvenir of the 1896 Eucharistic Congress in Orvito, Italy - a mass religious gathering.&nbsp; Nice that it&#039;s preserved that way.&nbsp; The paintings are 14th C frescoes in the cathedral at Orvieto.&nbsp; They relate to a late 13th C miracle at St. Christina&#039;s Church in Bolsena nearby.&nbsp; The sacred host began to bleed and drops of the blood fell onto the linen cloth (corporal) on which they sat.&nbsp; The first pictures show those events.&nbsp; The second picture shows the corporal venerated by Pope Urban IV.&nbsp; The last picture shows the corporal presented to the populace.&nbsp; The corporal still exists and is a major relic at Orvieto.&nbsp; The writing on the back, in Italian and French, tells the story of the miracle along with a related prayer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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