CHAPTER XXX.

ROMAN CATHOLIC RELICS AT ROME.

The Miraculous Snow in Summertime.--The Holy Cradle.--The Little Doll that Owns a Large Carriage.--The Wealth and Power of the Miraculous Bambino.--The Communion Table Used by Christ.--The Holy Stairs from Pilate's Palace.--The Man who Crawled Up and Walked Down.--The Miraculous Portrait and the Shoes of Christ.--The Inscription on the Cross and the Finger of Thomas.--A Bottle of the Blood of Christ.--Exclusion of Women from Holy Places.--The Hardness of St. Peter's Knees.--The Hardness of St. Peter's Head.--What the Head of St. Paul Did.--St. Paul's Use of Plautilla's Veil.--The Footprints of Christ in Stone.--The Chains of St. Peter.--The Column Against which Christ Leaned in the Temple.--The Chair of St. Peter.--The Lance that Pierced the Saviour's Side.--The Napkin of St. Veronica with the Miraculous Impression of our Lord's Face.--The Head of the Apostle Andrew, 273