John of the Cross
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John of the Cross was a person whose body parts became relics venerated by townspeople. He was initially buried at Úbeda, but his body was secretly moved to Segovia in 1593. Eventually, a compromise was reached where Úbeda received one leg and one arm of the corpse from Segovia, while the head and torso were retained by the monastery at Segovia.
When
- First attested
- 1593 CE
- Attested period
- 1593 – 1930
- Historical notes
- Relics venerated from 1593. Beatified in 1675, canonized in 1726, Doctor of the Church in 1926.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The morning after John's death huge numbers of townspeople in Úbeda entered the monastery to view his body; in the crush, many were able to take home bits of his habit. He was initially buried at Úbeda, but, at the request of the monastery in Segovia, his body was secretly moved there in 1593”
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