What is Crown of thorns?
[[File:Christ Carrying the Cross 1580.jpg|thumb|[[Jesus]] carrying the [[Christian cross|cross]] with the crown of thorns, as painted by [[El Greco]]]] According to the [[New Testament]], a woven '''crown of thorns''' ({{Lang-grc-gre|[[wikt:στέφανος|στέφανος]] [[wikt:ἐξ|ἐξ]] [[wikt:ἄκανθα|ἀκανθῶν]]|[[Stephane (Ancient Greece)|stephanos]] ex akanthōn}} or {{lang-grc|[[wikt:ἀκάνθινος|ἀκάνθινος]] στέφανος|akanthinos stephanos|label=none}}) was placed on the head of [[Jesus]] during the [[Passion of Jesus|events]] leading up to his [[crucifixion of Jesus|crucifixion]]. It was one of the [[Arma Christi|instruments of the Passion]], used by Jesus' captors both to cause him pain and to [[Mocking of Jesus|mock]] his [[Jesus, King of the Jews|claim of authority]]. It is mentioned in the [[gospels]] of [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] (Matthew 27:29),<ref>{{bibleverse|Matthew|27:29}}</ref> [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] (Mark 15:17)<ref>{{bibleverse|Mark|15:17}}</ref> and [[Gospel of John|John]] (John 19:2, 19:5),<ref>{{bibleverse|John|19:2}}, {{bibleverse|John|19:5}}</ref> and is often [[wikt:alluded|alluded]] to by the early [[Church Fathers]], such as [[Clement of Alexandria]], [[Origen]] and others, and was referenced in the [[New Testament Apocrypha|apocryphal]] [[Gospel of Peter]].<ref>{{cite book|author=[[Walter Richard Cassels|Walter Richard]]|title=The Gospel According to Peter: A Study|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vQtKAAAAMAAJ|publisher=[[Longman|Longmans, Green]]|date=1894|page=7|access-date=2022-04-02}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:New Testament]]