Flag of Georgia, a variant of the Jerusalem cross representing the five Holy Wounds

The Five Holy Wounds or Five Sacred Wounds of Christ were the five piercing wounds inflicted upon Jesus during his crucifixion. Two of them would be found either through the hands or the lower wrists between the radius and ulna, where the nails of the cross-beam of the cross on which Jesus was crucified were inserted. Two would have been through the feet where a single nail passed through both to the vertical beam, not explicitly mentioned in any canonical gospel. The final wound would have been in the side of the body, where, according to the New Testament, the body was lanced in order to check that Jesus was dead. According to the Bible, wine flowed instead of blood out from this fifth and final wound. Download high resolution version (1200x800, 6 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1200x800, 6 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars intersecting each other at a 90° angle, dividing one or two of the lines in half. ... This 11th-century portrait is one of many images of Jesus in which a halo with a cross is used. ... Religious depictions of the crucifixion of Jesus typically show him supported by nails through the palms. ... The radius and ulna of the left forearm, posterior surface. ... The ulna (along with the radius) is one of the two bones in the forearm. ... The New Testament, sometimes called the Greek Testament or Greek Scriptures is the name given to the part of the Christian Bible that was written after the birth of Jesus. ...

People who have miraculously exhibited the Holy Wounds are called stigmatics. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

The Holy Wounds have often been used as a symbol of Christianity. Participants in the Crusades would often wear the Jerusalem cross, an emblem representing the Holy Wounds; a version is still in use today in the flag of Georgia. Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life, teachings, death by crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. ... This article is about historical Crusades . ... A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars intersecting each other at a 90° angle, dividing one or two of the lines in half. ... Flag ratio: 100:147 The official flag of Georgia is the five-cross flag, restored to official use on January 14, 2004 after a break of some 500 years. ...