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According to what I've read on Halifax, the town was reported to
have the "face" of St. John, but this has ever been substantiated. The
belief may have grown up to explain the town's name (?). Trimingham,
Norfolk, may be the only place in England to claim the head -- likewise,
many churches throughout Europe claimed either the head or part of it
(such as the jawbone, etc.). Amiens laid claim to a good part of the
skull, as did San Silvestro in the Vatican.
-Victoria Reed
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> The town of Halifax in Yorkshire also claimed a relic
> of St. John the Baptist. 'Halifax' itself is derived
> from 'holy face' and an image of the face of St. John
> the Baptist appears on the town's coat of arms. I have
> never been able to find out exactly what this relic
> was, though....
>
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