Holy Blood

Holy Blood is an alternative term for the blood of Christ and may refer to:

  • Basilica of the Holy Blood, a church in Bruges
  • Blood of Christ, the original meaning of the term
  • Heiligenblut, a municipality in Austria
  • Holy Blood (band), a Ukrainian Christian black / folk metal band
  • Holy Blood of Wilsnack, a pilgrim site in Germany
  • Precious Blood, another term for the same
  • Procession of the Holy Blood, a procession in Bruges
  • Santa Sangre, a film by Alejandro Jodorowsky
  • The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, a book by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln

Famous quotes containing the words holy and/or blood:

    “Her track, where’er the Goddess roves,
    Glory pursue, and generous Shame,
    Th’ unconquerable Mind, and Freedom’s holy flame.”
    —Thomas Gray (1716–1771)

    “Your hand found mine.
    Life rushed to my fingers like a blood clot.
    Oh, my carpenter,
    the fingers are rebuilt.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)