Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . ate therelations of the states of Christendom by the prin-ciples of Christian charity, but really to preservethe power and influence of the existing djTiasties.;Most of the other European rulers acceded to it, andthe treat) was formally made public in the Fra7ik-Jurt Journal, February 2, 1816. It was in virtue ofthis league that Austria, in 1S21, crushed the revo-lutions in Naples and Piedmont, and that France, in1823, restored absolutism in Spain. Subsequently,both France and England seceded, after which itbecame a mere nominis um
Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . ate therelations of the states of Christendom by the prin-ciples of Christian charity, but really to preservethe power and influence of the existing djTiasties.;Most of the other European rulers acceded to it, andthe treat) was formally made public in the Fra7ik-Jurt Journal, February 2, 1816. It was in virtue ofthis league that Austria, in 1S21, crushed the revo-lutions in Naples and Piedmont, and that France, in1823, restored absolutism in Spain. Subsequently,both France and England seceded, after which itbecame a mere nominis umbra. A special article ofthe treaty excluded for ever the members of theBonaparte family from any European tlu-one ! HOLY COAT, a relic preserved with the greatestreverence in the cathedral of Ti-eves, of which cityit is esteemed the greatest treasure. It is alleged tobe the seamless coat of our Sa^?iou^, and to havebeen discovered in the 4th c. by the EmpressHelena, in her memorable sit to Palestine, and byher deposited at Treves. The Treves relics were. The Holy Coat of Treves. concealed from the Normans in the 0th c. in crypts ;but the Holy Coat was rediscovered in 1196, andthen solemnly exhibited to the public gaze, which did not take place again till 1512, when midtitudesflocking to see and venerate it, Leo X. appointed itto be exhibited every seven years. The Reformationand wars prevented the legidar observance of thisgreat religious festival; but it was celebrated in1810, and was attended by a concourse of no fewerthan 227,000 persons; and in 1844 by still greatermidtitudes, whilst miracidous cures were conhdeutlyasserted to be performed by the precious rehc. Theexhibition of the Holy Coat in 18-14 is otherwisememorable for the reaction which it produced,leading to the secession of Eonge and the Gei-maaCatholics from the Church of Rome.—For fui-th(arinfonnation see The Boot of Days, published byW. & R. Chambers. HOLY FAMILY, the name gaven, in thelanguage of art, to e
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