• JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social
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    18 days ago

    So… I guess these would be pilgrims on their way to see some Christian feature or site, off across the country?

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      18 days ago

      Relics were always a favorite - every damn religious site in Europe seemed to have a relic of SOME obscure saint or another.

      … and a concerning number claiming to have Christ’s foreskin.

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        18 days ago

        Ah, that’s right!

        That doesn’t seem to be pointed out / parodied as much as it could have in various media, but I enjoyed how they handled that in Blackadder season 1 I think it was. I.e., digging up some random grave and then aging the finger bones and whatnot to claim them as some saint from the past.