African History
The Medieval Black Market for Christian Relics
Relics were very hot items during the Middle Ages, so much so that they spawned a very profitable (and highly questionable) trade that spanned from England to the Holy Lands… and that’s what we’ll explore in this episode of SideQuest.
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Further Reading:
“Furta Sacra” by Patrick Geary – https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/vXriQodlUsQC
“The Medieval Pilgrimage Business” by Adrian Bell and Richard Dale – https://blog.oup.com/2011/12/pilgrimage/
“The Unmaking of a Saint: Thomas Becket and the English Reformation” by Robert E. Scully – https://www.jstor.org/stable/25025818
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Interestingly, many Christians, particularly Black Christians, are often unaware of the true origins of the December global celebration. Previously, the celebration was variably scheduled in January, March, April, May, or September, reflecting uncertainty about the actual birthdate of Jesus.
The holidays we observe today have their roots in sacred days from ancient Kemetic or what is popularly known as Egyptian culture, where these occasions were timed with celestial events such as the alignment of stars, constellations, and the sun’s position relative to Earth.
Selected References
1. Massey, Gerald. (1883). The Natural Genesis: Second Part of a Book of the Beginnings, Containing an Attempt to Recover and Reconstitute the Lost Origins of the Myths and Mysteries, Types and Symbols, Religion and Language, with Egypt for the Mouthpiece and Africa as the Birthplace, Volume Two. https://amzn.to/4b51Yrf
2. Massey, Gerald. (1907). Egyptian Book of the Dead and the Mysteries of Amenta. https://amzn.to/3yoRYdL
3. Budge, Wallis. (1904). The Gods of the Egyptians, Volume Two. https://amzn.to/4aeQwrL
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2. Pre-colonial Black Africa by Cheikh Anta Diop
3. Black Athena, Vol. 1 by Martin Bernal
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@svihl666
May 14, 2023 at 1:36 pm
5:09 / 6:05
@issou1257
May 14, 2023 at 4:26 pm
4:48 a more recent study actually say that its dated to 2000 years ago therefore the other study was wrong
@khalidgagnon8753
May 15, 2023 at 10:21 pm
Love your stuff.
However as a Protestant i will say this (so somone who is, thats cool at best and meh at worst)
The section tested on the shroud of Turin had been priorly confirmed as a repear done to the shroud around that time Not entirely accurate to test a repair section damaged by fire. In addition the fire might have minor consequences on dating (not a ton, but worth noting)
A test on an "older" section hasnt been done as of yet. So suspected to be 1300…. In theory….. Possibly…..
@illegaldoorknob1432
May 17, 2023 at 3:04 pm
This video is a bit inaccurate near the end. The shroud of Turin was not proven to be from the 13th century, as the study that concluded that was testing a small replaced piece of cloth. The shroud proper contains pollen and soil samples from 1st century Jerusalem, along with an image that is impossible to recreate. The shroud did rest on Our Lord, although it is true that there were plenty of fake relics in history.
@SewolHoONCE
May 23, 2023 at 7:42 pm
Interesting to see, “Made in Taiwan,” and not that other, “Made in,” label!
@Lightscribe225
May 23, 2023 at 10:08 pm
I believe the Venetians got in on this by trading with the muslims but placated the Church by "smuggling" relics with all the spice and glass they bought from the muslim world; and then telling the muslims they were "smuggling" their goods to Europe by hiding them with reclaimed Christain relics. Duped both sides for double the profit.
@PsDnK
June 2, 2023 at 10:48 am
Did anyone else notice that Mr. SideQuest had his hat off when he was inside the church?
@bogdanstamenic2836
June 16, 2023 at 10:00 am
1:09 I love mulim Spaon just being labelled as infidels xD
@Nope_handlesaretrash
June 19, 2023 at 11:19 pm
Hehe
"Bishopric"
@x144x
June 22, 2023 at 3:03 am
The very first line sets the precedent for the rest of the video. Just pure ignorance.
@jordonhancock05
June 22, 2023 at 6:02 am
At least it looks cool I guess. 😎
@speisman3731
June 26, 2023 at 8:09 pm
That religious map isnt accurate at all…
@TheKulu42
July 11, 2023 at 11:38 am
A good medieval mystery that uses the relic's craze is "A Morbid Taste for Bones" by Ellis Peters. It's part of the Brother Cadfael series.
@noahspencer857
July 19, 2023 at 10:30 pm
Your bit about the shroud is outdated, the whole "13th century forgery" hypothesis has become heavily scrutinized with recent data
@criticato8916
July 28, 2023 at 4:52 pm
If all relics were real, you could rebuild all twelve apostles and the true cross five times over
@Chungustav
August 11, 2023 at 8:08 pm
The shroud was NOT proven a fake, the carbon dating was actually taken from a known later repair. Seconds, relics DO come with a certificate of authentication by Rome though thats a recent thing i believe. Also, it is forbidden by the church to buy or sell relics. Clearly this video was not well researched and has considerable anti- Catholic motives.
@BloodBoughtMinistries
August 12, 2023 at 12:23 pm
Roman Catholicism is not Christianity.
@skyguyflyinghigh
August 20, 2023 at 5:07 am
to be fair… jesus supposedly came back from the dead, so he's clearly got some wolverine/deadpool shit going on, it makes sense for there to be hundreds of his foreskin out there, man is dedicated to his faith.
@KougaJ7
August 26, 2023 at 6:51 am
A little reminder. In a world of 8 billion people, today there are 2.18 billion Christians (1.3 billion Catholics and the remainder being Protestant/Orthodox). Christianity wasn't just a big thing in medieval times.
@user-gi8pk9uc7q
September 22, 2023 at 3:26 am
Relics were a racket before the word was even coined!
@crispratfrommoneyball553
September 26, 2023 at 8:50 pm
NCIS reference spotted, taking my own life with great haste
@jminkvihubyb
September 29, 2023 at 1:31 am
There's a fictional book series named kingsbridge that tells a very interesting story thats based on the stuff in this video …kinda weird because I thought the book was just all fake stuff lol I never thought ppl were that dumb