Relic said to contain shards of Jesus’ cross restored

Saturday, November 21, 2009

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One of the gems of the Vatican’s priceless religious art collection — a sixth-century reliquary containing what is revered as fragments of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified — has been restored to its Byzantine-era glory.


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Front Section, Pages 9 on 11/21/2009

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