Holy Tunic of Argenteuil, Seamless Garment, To Be Displayed in 2016

Holy Tunic of Argenteuil, Seamless Garment, To Be Displayed in 2016

La Sainte Tunique du Christ est exposée dans la Basilique Saint-Denys d'Argenteuil (Val-d'Oise), le 14 avril 1984.   AFP PHOTO MARTINE ARCHEMBAULT

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In honor of the Year of Mercy decreed by Pope Francis — which begins on December 8, 2015 — Stanislas LaLanne, Bishop of Pontoise and “Guardian of the Holy Tunic” has announced that the Holy Tunic of Argenteuil – purported to be the seamless garment worn by Christ on Calvary – will be exhibited to the public for a very brief time: from March 25 to April 10, 2016.

This tunic was originally documented as being seamless and of-a-piece, fitting the description found in the Gospel according to John (Jn 19:23-24):

“When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four shares, a share for each soldier. They also took his tunic, but the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top down. So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it will be,” in order that the passage of scripture might be fulfilled [that says]: ‘They divided my garments among them, and for my vesture they cast lots.’ This is what the soldiers did.”

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http://aleteia.org/2015/10/12/tunic-of-argenteuil-seamless-garment-to-be-displayed-in-2016/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook

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