Crown of Thorns (disambiguation)

Crown of Thorns may refer to:

Religion

• Crown of thorns, worn by Jesus of Nazareth during the Passion
• Crown of Thorns' Church, an anglican church in Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
• An architectural style of church steeple, a crown steeple such as found on St. Giles' Cathedral

Biology and Botany

• Crown-of-thorns starfish
• Euphorbia milii (Euphorbiaceae), a species of spurge
• Koeberlinia (Koeberliniaceae), a species of shrub
• Paliurus spina-christi (Rhamnaceae), also known as Christ's Thorn or Jerusalem Thorn
• See also: Gundelia tournefortii

Music

• "Crown of Thorns", the debut solo album by Hip Hop emcee Rakaa Iriscience of Dilated Peoples
• The Crown, Swedish death metal band formerly known as Crown of Thorns
• Crown of Thorns, an American metal/hard rock band built around guitar player/singer Jean Beauvoir
• "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns", a song by the American rock band Mother Love Bone
• Echo & The Bunnymen have a song titled "Thorn of Crowns" from their 1984 album Ocean Rain
• "Crown of Thorns", a song by punk rock group Social Distortion off their album White Light, White Heat, White Trash
• "Crown of Thorns", a song by pop duo Erasure on their album Wild!

Other

• Crown of Thorns (woodworking), a technique of self-supported interlocking pieces
• "Crown of Thorns" (short story)", a short story by Poppy Z. Brite