Helena used one preciso make the crown and two durante reinforcing the bridle
With respect to the relics of the Crucifixion – the so-called stemma Christi (‘weapons of Christ, or Instruments of the Passion) – Lombardy has long since cornered the market on the Holy Nails. Milan’s Holy Nail (Santo Chiodo) is securely fixed esatto the vertice of the Duomo’s apse where it is identified by per red light. It’s free onesto view, but binoculars are recommended (see future post on Milan’s Santo Puntura ‘Holy Bridle’ and the Rite of the Nivola)!
Some fifteen kilometers away, Monza’s Holy Nail comprises the inner band of the Disco Ferrea (‘Iron Crown’), Italy’s famed royal crown and national symbol (see future post on the Circonferenza Ferrea). The Corona Ferrea is kept mediante the Chapel of Theodelinda of the Monza Duomo and costs four Euros for a fifteen minute viewing.