Massive cross with crown of thorns towers over Mississippi interstate. By Fox News. Published June 29, 2017 11:30am EDT | Updated June 29, 2017 11:48am EDT. Facebook ...

BATESVILLE, Miss. – A 120-foot-tall cross topped with a crown of thorns went up in Batesville Tuesday, and it’s getting a lot of attention from passing motorists.

On April 26, 1248 the chapel was consecrated and the crown of thorns, fragment of the cross and other relics were moved into the chapel and stored in the grand-chasse.

The Crown of Thorns has been kept at Stonyhurst College, a 400-year-old Roman Catholic boarding school in Clitheroe, Lancashire, for the last 200 years.

After a catastrophic fire destroyed most of the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a glimmer of hope shone inside the building's interior. Photos of the altar show the golden cross shining ...