It has often been adduced as proof of the early Church’s belief in the Assumption that no one has ever claimed to have a relic of the Virgin Mary’s body. However, the cathedral of the Italian city of Prato, less than 12 miles from Florence, preserves to this day a famous relic associated with the Assumption, a belt venerated as that of the Virgin Mary, given by Her to the Apostle Thomas. The Belt seen in its reliquary with the cover removed. According to a very ancient legend, (attested e.g.
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