Category:Holy Robe (subject)

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According to Christian traditions, the Holy Robe is the robe Jesus wore at his crucifixion.

Overview

A tradition of the Latin Church, which goes back to the 12th century, holds that the robe that Jesus wore at his crucifixion is now housed in the Cathedral of Trier, Germany.

According to an Eastern Orthodox tradition, portions of Jesus’ clothing are preserved in the crypt of the Patriarchal Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia where the feast day in honor of the Chiton of the Lord is celebrated on October 1.

Other portions of Jesus’ Robe are believed to be preserved by the Russian Orthodox Church: in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kiev, and other monasteries. The Russian Orthodox Church commemorates the Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Lord at Moscow on July 10 (July 25). At Moscow annually on that day, the robe is solemnly brought out of the chapel of the Apostles Peter and Paul at the Dormition cathedral, and it is placed on a stand for veneration by the faithful during the divine services.

The legend of the Holy Robe inspired in 1942 a novel by Lloyd C. Douglas, and in 1953 a movie, directed by Henry Koster, with Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, and Victor Mature.