The Crown of Thorns is a wreath of thorns that was placed on the head of Jesus Christ at his crucifixion by Roman soldiers to mock his title βKing of the Jews.β The purported relic of the Crown of Thorns is kept in the treasury of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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