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# Pope Francis Makes the Grandest of Gifts to the British Crown on the Eve of the Coronation of Charles III
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/papa-frantsisk-sdelal-velichaishii-podarok-britanskoi-korone-v-chest-predstoiashchei-koronatsii-karla-iii/
- Published: 2023-04-20T19:37:41.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:36:44.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Faith, London, Monarchies, Heritage

Pope Francis has made the grandest of gifts to the British Crown in honour of the forthcoming coronation of Charles III. Francis I has presented the monarch with two fragments of wood from the True Cross of the Lord. The fragments, or rather tiny splinters, 5 and 10 mm in length, are, the Vatican assures us, taken from the timber of the authentic cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. The priceless relic will be placed at the head of the coronation procession on 6 May

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