en came upon a stone slabwith a cross and inscription carvedupon it. The story speedily de-veloped itself that this was the crosswhich had been embraced by thedying Apostle, and its miraculousvirtues soon obtained great fame.It was eventually set up over analtar in the Church of the Madonna,which… … Chap. XIX. THE KINGDOM OF MUTFILI 359 of St. Thomas, etc., and this was long accepted. The cross seemed to have beenlong forgotten, when lately Mr. Burnell turned his attention to these and other likerelics in Southern India. He has shown the inscription to be Pehlvi, and probablyof the 7th or 8th…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Inscriptions, Chinese
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