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The Romans did not bid on Jesus' robe. According to the Gospel of John the soldiers who crucified Jesus divided his clothes into four parts (presumably four soldiers shared the items). They decided who would have his chiton (tunic or coat) by casting lots for it because it was woven in one piece and was seamless and they did not want to tear it. The significance of this for John was that with this event "the saying in Scripture was fulfilled." John was referring to Psalm 21:18-19 in the Old Testament which said: "they divided My raiment among them, and upon My vesture did they cast lots"

This garment had been variously called the Seamless Robe of Jesus, the Holy Robe, the Holy Tunic, the Honorable Robe, and the Chiton of the Lord. According to legend, Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, discovered the seamless robe in the Holy Land in 327 or 328 along with several other relics, including the True Cross. There was various traditions which claim that the robe is now preserved in different places: Cathedral of Trier, a church in Argenteuil (both places are in France) in a cathedral in Mtskheta, in Georgia, and some pieces of it ended up in the cathedral at the Winter Palace, and in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, the Cathedral of the Dormition in Moscow, the Sophia Cathedral in Kiev and the Ipatiev monastery in Russia.

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