203/304
[ stop the slideshow ]

The Canterbury Ampulla

The Canterbury Ampulla.jpg The CatThumbnailsThe AssaultThe CatThumbnailsThe AssaultThe CatThumbnailsThe AssaultThe CatThumbnailsThe AssaultThe CatThumbnailsThe Assault

The chief sign of the Canterbury pilgrimage was an ampul (ampulla, a flask); we are told all about its origin and meaning by Abbot Benedict, who wrote a book on the miracles of St. Thomas. The monks had carefully collected from the pavement the blood of the martyr which had been shed upon it, and preserved it as one of the precious relics.