In 1280s the king of Bohemia sent Henry the Abbot of Sedlec to the Holy Land. The Abbot brought back sand from Golgotha, the place where Christ’s cross stood in Jerusalem. The holy sand was scattered across the Abbey cemetery in the small village …
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In 1280s the king of Bohemia sent Henry the Abbot of Sedlec to the Holy Land. The Abbot brought back sand from Golgotha, the place where Christ’s cross stood in Jerusalem. The holy sand was scattered across the Abbey cemetery in the small village …