What type of wood was used to make Jesus' cross?

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Answer 1

Legend states that the cross was made from the dogwood tree. After the crucifixion God changed the dogwood so that it would be too small to be used again for a cross. I do not remember where I read the information about the dogwood tree. I will try to locate more information and post it at a later date.


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Answer 2

Legend has it that it was dogwood. The tree is smaller today supposedly because of the shame of the use of this wood for the Crucifixion. The blossom of the dogwood is said to represent Christ on the cross. Whether this story has any truth is, in my opinion, pure speculation. There is a poem or story which I believe is called "The Legend of the Dogwood".

Answer 3

From the Catholic Encyclopedia, and verified scientifically:

A microscopic examination of the fragments of the Cross scattered through the world in the form of relics reveals the fact that it was made from a pine-tree (Rohault de Fleury, "Mémoire sur les instruments de la Passion", Paris, 1870, 63). According to an ancient, but somewhat dubious, tradition the Cross of Jesus Christ measured in length very nearly 189 inches (4.80 metres), from 90½ to 102½ inches (2.30 to 2.60 metres). As noted by the Evangelists, two thieves were crucified, one on either side of Christ. Their crosses must have resembled the one on which He suffered; in Christian art and tradition they generally appear lower (St. John Chrysostom, Hom. i, xxvi, on I Cor.; on Rom., v, 5). A large portion of the cross of the good thief (traditionally known as Dismas) is preserved at Rome in the altar of the Chapel of the Relics at Santa Croce in Gerusalemme.

Answer 4

dogwood

Answer 5

dogwood

Answer 6

The Bible does not say.

Answer 7

yes, dogwood.

Answer 8

ebony