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PROCESSION OF THE HOLY BLOOD, BELGIUM 2020.
HISTORY OF PROCESSION OF “HOLY BLOOD” IN BRUGES, BELGIUM
The story had started in 13th century. In the 13th century, Prince Thierry of Alsace returned from the Fourth Crusade with a valuable trophy, the relic of the Holy Blood, a cloth believed to have been soaked in the blood of Christ by Joseph of Aramatia after he removed the body from the cross.
This piece of cloth soaked in sacred blood is preserved in a crystal cylinder. This relic was given to Thierry by King Baldwin of Jerusalem for excellent service during the two Crusades. In the then flourishing Bruges. Returning from the Crusades, Prince Thierry of Alsace built the Sacred Blood Church, and a traditional liturgical procession began in May each year.
Metropolitan Athenagoras of the Ecumenical Patriarchate joined the traditional procession of “Holy Blood” in the Belgian city of Bruges. The procession took place on May 25. The city of Bruges preserves another shrine — the relics of St. Basil the Great, which were also erected by the Crusaders in Cappadocia.
Representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate participates
Representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate participates in the traditional procession of “Holy Blood” in Bruges, Belgium. Metropolitan Athenagoras attended the procession at the invitation of the local clergy, as a sign of good relations and long-standing partnership between the local Greek Orthodox community and the city’s Roman Catholic Church.
THE BRILLIANT STREET “PERFORMANCE.”
Every spring, this brilliant street “performance” gathers in the heart of Old Bruges up to 100,000 spectators from all over Europe. A vessel with a particle of blood of Jesus Christ, stored in the Basilica of the Holy Blood of Christ in the Belgian city of Bruges, is revered as one of the most important material shrines of the Catholic Church.
On the day of the Ascension of the Lord, which falls on the 40th day after Easter, a wonderful vessel leaves the borders of its native church to take part in the ritual procession, which the locals christened “The Best Day of Bruges.”
A costumed parade with the participation of about 3,000 foot and horse townspeople, as well as large platforms decorated based on biblical events, is included in UNESCO’s honorary list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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