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The Holy Thorn of Glastonbury Chronicle
The Holy Thorn of Glastonbury story traces Joseph of Arimathaea’s thorn staff said to bloom each Christmas Eve at Glastonbury. It notes a 1722 mention, the 1753 calendar change drama, a 1900 cutting brought to Washington, and a 1918 bloom that draws thousands each Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Joseph
Arimathaea
Britain
Glastonbury
Hearne
America
St. Alban’s School
Washington
D. C
Henry Gates Satterlee