Reliquary - Wikipedia A reliquary (also referred to as a shrine, chasse, or phylactery) [1] is a container for relics A portable reliquary, or the room in which one is stored, may also be called a feretory [2][3] A brooch-like container for a very small relic may be called a "theca"
What’s in the Box? The Art of Reliquaries - JSTOR Daily An interesting phenomenon in reliquary art are those shaped like parts of the human body These gained popularity in the West in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and were known as “speaking reliquaries ”
What Is a Reliquary? An Introduction to the Bejeweled Medieval Vessels Like an arm-shaped reliquary for a humerus bone, skulls were placed in vessels crafted to represent the visage of the saint in heaven Churches accumulated these luxurious representations in precious metals and painted in realistic styles
Relics and Reliquaries in Medieval Christianity The distinction between the meaning of an image such as the famous Reliquary Statue of Sainte-Foy, still preserved at the monastery of Conques in France, and pagan idols was clearly articulated in an important chronicle written by Bernard of Angers in the eleventh century: “It is not an impure idol that receives the worship of an oracle or of
Reliquary | religious shrine | Britannica Other articles where reliquary is discussed: ceremonial object: Relics: …as is the production of reliquaries, or shrines that contain relics The size, form, and materials of reliquaries vary greatly and often depend on the nature of the relic being exhibited
Reliquary - Artefacts-Collector A shrine reliquary is a large and often highly elaborate structure, usually built to contain significant relics or multiple relics Many medieval churches had shrine reliquaries built into the architecture, often resembling miniature cathedrals or churches