In Search of Holy Treasures

Name: In Search of Holy Treasures
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009

2009

Noah's Ark, the Grail, and the Ark of the Covenant gave rise to real quests. Adventurers and historians set out in search of them. True treasures or simple chimeras, these objects have made the fortune of European and American novelists and filmmakers. Other relics such as the Shroud of Turin, the Robe of Trier, or the Spear of Longinius continue to arouse controversy. Are their powers or the miracles attributed to these holy objects real? What is the verdict of science? What role have these objects, venerated by millions of faithful, played in history? Investigator Christian Page tries to answer these questions and embarks on a mystical quest...

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Play The Shroud of Turin

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The Shroud of Turin
2009-04-02
Exploring the mysteries of the Shroud of Turin, said to be the burial cloth of Christ.
Play The Holy Grail

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The Holy Grail
2009-04-02
Searching for the truth behind the mythical Holy Grail.
Play The Tomb of Jesus

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The Tomb of Jesus
2009-04-02
Searching for the tomb of Jesus Christ.
Play The Holy Lance

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The Holy Lance
2009-04-02
The Holy Lance and Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s.
Play The Holy Cross

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The Holy Cross
2009-04-02
Searching for a fragment of the cross upon which Christ was crucified.
Play The Oviedo Cloth

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The Oviedo Cloth
2009-04-02
The story of the Oviedo Cloth.
Play The Crown of Thorns

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The Crown of Thorns
2009-04-02
Investigating a crown of thorns alleged by some to have been placed on the head of Jesus before the Crucifixion.
Play Our Lady of Guadalupe

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Our Lady of Guadalupe
2009-04-02
Searching for the truth behind the legend of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Play Noah's Ark

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Noah's Ark
2009-04-02
The hunt for Noah's Ark.
Play The Tunic of Argenteuil & Trier

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The Tunic of Argenteuil & Trier
2009-04-02
The myths, legends and facts surrounding the seamless coat of Jesus.
Play The Ark of the Covenant

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The Ark of the Covenant
2009-04-02
Looking for the true story of the Ark of the Covenant.
Play The Blood of Saint Januarius

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The Blood of Saint Januarius
2009-04-02
Follow the faithful of Naples to the relic and the phenomenon of the liquefaction of what is said to be Saint Januarius' blood.
Play The Journey of the Holy Treasure

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The Journey of the Holy Treasure
2009-04-02
Tracing the journey of the Holy Treasure.