"According to three of the Gospels, a woven crown of thorns was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to the crucifixion ...
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of Jesus. It was one of the instruments of the Passion, employed by Jesus´ captors both to cause him pain and to mock his claim of authority. It is mentioned in the gospels of Matthew ("And when they had plaited a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee and mocked him, saying Hail, King of the Jews!" 27:29 KJV), Mark (15:17) and John (19:2, 5) and is often alluded to by the early Church Fathers, such as Clement of Alexandria, Origen and others." - (en.wikipedia.org 08.09.2020)
