Lignum Crucis of Santo Toribio de Liébana, Religious relic in Santo Toribio de Liébana Monastery, Spain
The Lignum Crucis fragment measures 635 millimeters in vertical length and 393 millimeters in horizontal width, with a thickness of 40 millimeters.
The fragment arrived at the monastery in the 8th century during the reign of Alfonso I of Asturias, brought by Saint Turibius from Jerusalem.
The monastery received authorization to grant perpetual indulgences, making it one of the five principal pilgrimage sites in Roman Catholicism.
Scientists from Madrid's Forestry Institute confirmed the wood belongs to Cupressus sempervirens L species, native to Palestine and over 2000 years old.
This fragment of the True Cross surpasses in size the piece stored in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
Location: Camaleño
GPS coordinates: 43.15033,-4.65434
Latest update: June 14, 2025 17:42
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