Crown of Thorns and a Risen Savior

Euphorbia milii 

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Euphorbia milii (crown of thorns, Christ plant, Christ thorn) is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaciae, native to Madagascar.  The species name commemorates Baron Milius, once Governor of Reunion, who introduced the species to France in 1821.  It is suspected that the species was introduced to the Middle East in ancient times, and legend associates it with the crown of thorns worn by Christ.

^{Before He was crucified, the Roman soldiers “twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt in front of Him and mocked Him. ‘Hail, king of the Jews!’ they said”  Matthew 27:29}

He is Risen.