The Shrine of the Magi in Cologne
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Welcome to the first post of 2026! Can’t quite believe it’s 2026, but here we are. In my round up post of 2025, I said that the first post would be on Clara Grant, a woman who gave out bundles of gifts to the poor children of the East End of London. However, between Christmas and New Year, I watched a programme on the wonderful Christmas markets in Cologne, which are the largest in the world. In that programme, the presenter visited Cologne Cathedral and its most famous relic, the Shrine of the.