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    In the late 17th century the Vatican librarian Leo Allatius wrote a treatise entitled De Praeputio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Diatriba (A Discussion of the Foreskin of Our Lord Jesus Christ), claiming that the Holy Prepuce ascended, like Jesus himself, and was transformed into the rings of Saturn.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Prepuce

    The article also contains this gem:

    Most of the Holy Prepuces were lost or destroyed during the Reformation and the French Revolution.