having me- a the special oil, which will be used to anoint king charles at his coronation in may, has been formally consecrated at a ceremony injerusalem. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell explains more. it is the most sacred moment of the coronation service, so much so that at the coronation of the late queen elizabeth she was shielded from view by a canopy as she was anointed with holy oil. yesterday at the church of the holy sepulchre injerusalem, the oil to be used at the coronation of king charles was consecrated. it has been made from olives harvested from the mount of olives and perfumed with traditional oils and orange blossom. it was brought to the church built on the spot where it is believed christ was crucified to be blessed by the patriarch and the anglican archbishop ofjerusalem. the consecration of the oil for the enthronement and the coronation brings about something of a deep and profound meaning, both to king charles, to the church injerusalem,
the holy oil, which previously contained animals extracts, our royal correspondent nicholas witchell explains more. it is the most sacred moment of the coronation service. so much so that at the coronation of the late queen elizabeth, she was shielded from view by a canape as she was anointed by holy oil. yesterday, at the church of the holy sepulchre injerusalem, the oil to be used at the coronation of king charles was consecrated. it has been made from olives harvested from the mount of olives and perfumed with traditional oils and orange blossom. it was brought to the church, built on the spot where it is believed christ was crucified to be blessed by the patriarch and anglican bishop. the consecration for the oil of the enthronement and coronation brings about something of a deep and profound meaning, both to king charles, to the church injerusalem, to the holy land and i think
do with its age? possibly. i mean, it looks it actually looks old, this wood. but it s just, you know, it looks aged. so far, so good. tom is satisfied with his sample. now they can head back to the lab to test for the first time this piece of the true cross. eight centuries before the waterford cross arrived in ireland, helena will continue her tour of the holy land, and with the backing of her son, the emperor constantine, she will transform the landscape. she builds churches on the site of christ s birth in bethlehem and one to commemorate his last moment on earth. constantine made it legal to practice christianity. helena gave christians places to practice christianity. before her arrival, there were no christian buildings in this land. christians met here on the mount of olives to commemorate jesus
waterford cross arrived in ireland, helena will continue her tour of the holy land, and with the backing of her son, the emperor constantine, she will transform the landscape. she builds churches on the site of christ s birth in bethlehem and one to commemorate his last moment on earth. constantine made it legal to practice christianity. helena gave christians places to practice christianity. before her arrival, there were no christian buildings in this land. christians met here on the mount of olives to commemorate jesus ascension, but they met secretly, we re told, in caves. after helena, a structure is built on this site, and christians can come here publicly and openly to remember
waterford cross arrived in ireland, helena will continue her tour of the holy land. and with the backing of her son, the emperor constantine, she will transform the landscape. she builds churches on the site of christ s birth in bethlehem and one to commemorate his last moment on earth. constantine made it legal to practice christianity. helena gave christians places to practice christianity. before her arrival, there were no christian buildings in this land. christians met here on the mount of olives to commemorate jesus ascension, but they met secretly, we re told, in caves. after helena, a structure is built on this site, and christians can come here