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Reliquary Cross, French, c. 1180 Domnach Airgid, Irish, 8th–9th century, added to 14th century, 15th century, and after. The use of reliquaries became an important part of Christian practices from at least the 4th century, initially in the Eastern Churches, which adopted the practice of moving and dividing the bodies of saints much earlier than the West, probably in part because the new ...
Relics are an important aspect of some forms of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, shamanism, and many other religions. Relic derives from the Latin reliquiae, meaning "remains", and a form of the Latin verb relinquere, to "leave behind, or abandon". A reliquary is a shrine that houses one or more religious relics.
The Monymusk Reliquary, early 8th century, National Museum of Scotland Saint Manchan's Shrine, 12th-century. House-shaped shrine (or church or tomb-shaped shrines) [1] are early medieval portable metal reliquaries formed in the shape of the roof of a rectangular building.
According to the surgeon and antiquarian [24] William Wilde, Prendergast collected a number of early medieval relics, including the tooth and Cross of Cong. [25] Wilde wrote the first detailed description of the shrine and its provenance in 1872. [1] It was displayed by Margaret Stokes in the mid-18th century. [26]
Relics may be things such as the bones of saints or holy soil. A reliquary's content is thought to give it sacred power. In Medieval Europe, reliquary objects were believed to have various powers of blessing and protection, depending on their contents. [2] Multiple religions have been known to utilize reliquaries.
The translation of the relics of Saint Nicholas from Myra to Bari. By Radul (1673–74), Patriarchate of Peć , Serbia. Furta sacra (Latin, "holy thefts") refers to the medieval Christian practice of stealing saints ' relics and moving them to a new shrine. [ 1 ]
It is unknown exactly what their function in Irish medieval society was, but they were probably of ceremonial use, and some may have held relics in their drops. [11] As the art historian Anthony T. Lucas points out, at the time the "most prestigious of all Irish relics and the one most frequently mentioned down the years was ... the Bachall Iosa or Staff of Jesus ...
A chasse, châsse or box reliquary is a shape commonly used in medieval metalwork for reliquaries and other containers. To the modern eye the form resembles a house, though a tomb or church was more the intention, [ 1 ] with an oblong base, straight sides and two sloping top faces meeting at a central ridge, often marked by a raised strip and ...