The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23
THE HOLY COAT OF TREvER.


Ths tradition of the Catholic Church II that
- Empress Helena INTERNATIONALLY discovered
many Of the relies OF Christ's passion in Pales-
taA These Included tho cross. the nails. the
crown OF thorns. tho lance. tho winding sheet
which envelopod his body. and tho coat with
at seamA On her return to Treves. or Au-
susta Trsviorum. - IL was called. the western
nsital of the Roman empire. the Empress
psosnted to tho cathedral the coat. ono OF tho
aails. and . portion OF the crown OF thorns. In
~ these relics Wero committed to the care Of
lnioius. Bishop OF Treves. and every ono Of
Id successors has carefully guarded them.
MN the relies arrived NJ the cathedral they
vsrs placed in shs choir. and for many centu-
hssvsrs tho objects Of the devotion Of millions
4 puEims from all parts OF the Christian
world In 1895 the roles wore transferred
b ths high altar. whore they were built in
att9 haying besn examined and attested In
IL pssssaee of . largo number Of Bishops and
slsrkT. the MAGISTRATES. and notables OF the
ety. nd eminent men from al parts Of tho
world They wore enclosed In three iron
shsstk one within tho other. and each securely
Dstseipal mon present Moro than three con-
turiss after this they were again exposed for
pubic vonerat1on. After An exposition that
kstsd forty days they were onco moro sealed
nd walled mp within the high altar. During
~ sixteenth century the relics were exposed
(svsral dmes for public vsnsradon. and on
tvsy occasion thousands Of pilgrims docksd
hon III parts. and numerous miracles wore
tsported to have besA wrought During the
wars Of the seventeenth and eighteenth con-
turiss the relics wcro sent for safety to tho
Castle Of Ehrenbreitstsin. on the Rhine, and
Ia,sr 10 Augsburg. In 1910 Napoleon I. gave
Dsrmission to tho Bishop OF Troves to transfer
ofsm to Trevss: 100000 pilgrims attended the
b1position ON that occasion.
n 1874 the most impressive Of the exposi-
tnas took place. Eleven Bishops. several
thousand priests. and over . million OF the
Ai6 visited Trovss from Aug. 10 TO Oct 6.
One Of the many miraculous cures was that Of
aniscs Of tho Archbishop Of Cologne. who had
lssa cripple for four years. After touching
re shrine containing the. relics three times
81 1874 ~%s S.as
H}i:Ia%:ny; EsIsiu@; Holland. Austria. sx.zeI-
Walked great distances led By their parish
priest. and bearing banners with ennblems OF
n: sss Ese .Re :oa hs and
s% pn, Two thou. and PILGRIMS from CobIentz:
VIII VIII tho Mayor Of their head, marched almost
p9mss % aere IL tho Dsss Sssdss tho
ordinary Recommendations Of the inns and
EUtsis, oOO GtlZens gave mp their houses 70
wais several tenn Dornry barracks, each capable
0ssocmmodatipg 1000 psrS ons. were erected.
S.d H Tor the ptH
q III, order. Among these was one prohibiting
~ dlsIcussion Us 70 tho authenticity Of the roll
R5ocaItton was taken to prevent confusion.
s rIS pligt!ms were msrshailed 10 two close
Tb S% hns and proceeded slowly Into the cdlce:
Ss anL ornaments Of all kinds. Each pilgrim
Articles; which we're han,led to the priest on
t SSSss. who touched the shrine with thom and
~Th return q them to their owner.
&C., &C.,. An English Catholic writer SAYS mi.
is ha rs nG he
CAV cass away. scld, or exchanged tho tunio otter
S nm, Lord death: how it changed hands. and
aS.a and was ' So. ssss sr i" T1 fro This
,s shares with others tho fate that It has no
tsstinmnorHry. but oply later and rare. written
TO- =" ea,iicr existence woni.i be- wrong: isw
, nsns OF ancient history could stanl Il ihoy
SS.,cence. Our oliost bihlieM mnnuscrpts
1TSse rom the fourth sntury: vet no one will
s %sGtisiore maintain that The GosreIs hrd no
s hSGld estate who could show the titls deed by
TS S.cn his family first came into possession
uni..sNs Nic IN RucN q O We u mo IACt o. an
Ssuninitsrrlptoi POSSESSION from lime inme-
W.haL u Ia nIso I'm no TINT to rorlsmbar that
.ane earlier centuries Of Christi mi through
s hIiSW rs;spet: n WIS not customary to oren
sc~iIunries or to show thsir contents. To 'i0
sd.sssys =, Gregory mo Great. would CON-
e"n ou uhb coming; tay. n sacriie re.' The
o, sss .itnc. is thar ,hev were not much talked
ToMLhtten about. often forgot n, which is no
sS Usa. ~. consierins: those turnal,Ht times
In ' no. opslsnt chNngfs sy brought about"
W sa tue Ill ri ami ourth contur,e, TrsveS
ons ~, .ne econd city o, tic Roman nmpire. At
sat- siGe i hal fo, Bsne ,ictno nbbe ,-ont
S,y vs o. lear 'pc. In tn. huri., contury. Pop'
sse msisr c,p1er,I on the 'isI,op ot 1reye.
Of '' ,h in honor ot his city bong tho home
cbp,,nnSS Fun r"sS 'ieiens WAC snr ID 80
,uSic sa ~ y, IRE ltns roles. agoug tn III the
t.aine I,tlHc,oi t"- hoy cont FROM Ito rsrep-
ists e 10 N. lrs,tsc1 nedral WIS "treEhed hy
had ,.n.nf cat"mon ies. +" tltsr IN, Provost
nv req -" nEo o"oi o thu iasr 10 'kinI. nm nj
ibs 'ei ns - ,sa. writes core pendent ri
ia, "td"n -!r'da q. til, cathedral nrchi-
Sl,s sue trn ot' or E,niloLien oaoued tho hi.h
Nit W. eTrG" ,nr;e Masses OF sto nS oIt Of II
Ian t neE,I rev osrs. box ahont two uie,res
donn, W.s ihs1 liltrd nut and opsusi. aud a Ions
isStb. .sat kad Z smaller box. eovsrsi with
'ssls' hers taken out. The latter WAS opensd