Comments on: The Hand of St. Stephen. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/23/the-hand-of-st-stephen/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:32:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Istvan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/23/the-hand-of-st-stephen/comment-page-1/#comment-197271 Istvan Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:11:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/23/the-hand-of-st-stephen/#comment-197271 When I visited Budapest, the Reliquiry had a coin slot attached to it that turns a light on so you can actually see it. 20 forint for 1 minute. At the main alter of the Basilica is also pieces of the leg bones of St Gellert as well! When I visited Budapest, the Reliquiry had a coin slot attached to it that turns a light on so you can actually see it. 20 forint for 1 minute.

At the main alter of the Basilica is also pieces of the leg bones of St Gellert as well!

]]> By: Solo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/23/the-hand-of-st-stephen/comment-page-1/#comment-196158 Solo Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:27:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/23/the-hand-of-st-stephen/#comment-196158 So it's a thousand years old piece of jerky, bone-in? Sorry, I'll pass. So it’s a thousand years old piece of jerky, bone-in? Sorry, I’ll pass.

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/23/the-hand-of-st-stephen/comment-page-1/#comment-195915 Sid Morrison Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:50:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/23/the-hand-of-st-stephen/#comment-195915 It's pretty cool. I like stuff like that. Aachen, Germany, Charlemagne's favorite palace site, has a see-through reliquary with the arm bones of Charlemagne in its cathedral (which he had built 1200 years ago). The rest of him is there as well... It’s pretty cool. I like stuff like that. Aachen, Germany, Charlemagne’s favorite palace site, has a see-through reliquary with the arm bones of Charlemagne in its cathedral (which he had built 1200 years ago). The rest of him is there as well…

]]> By: Darren http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/23/the-hand-of-st-stephen/comment-page-1/#comment-195855 Darren Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:03:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/23/the-hand-of-st-stephen/#comment-195855 I just saw that gnarled ol' thing a couple of weeks ago. I just saw that gnarled ol’ thing a couple of weeks ago.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/23/the-hand-of-st-stephen/comment-page-1/#comment-195637 Lisa Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:11:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/23/the-hand-of-st-stephen/#comment-195637 oh.. CROWN. I guess I should learn to read better. oh.. CROWN. I guess I should learn to read better.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/23/the-hand-of-st-stephen/comment-page-1/#comment-195636 Lisa Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:10:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/23/the-hand-of-st-stephen/#comment-195636 Wikipedia is mistaken- the hand is in the Basilica of St. Stephen. At least it was when I saw it in 2005. Wikipedia is mistaken- the hand is in the Basilica of St. Stephen. At least it was when I saw it in 2005.

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