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The veneration of saints and their relics has its origins in early Christianity by means of honoring martyrs. [3] [4] The earliest attestion is Polycarp's martyrdom in 156 A.D. described in the 2nd century The Martyrdom of Polycarp, whose bones were called "more valuable than precious stones and finer than refined gold" by the Smyrnaean church and were kept to recall and celebrate the ...
On 10 August 1239, the king deposited 29 relics in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque. On 19 August 1239, the relics arrived in Paris. Wearing a simple tunic and with bare feet, the King placed the Crown of Thorns and other relics in the palace chapel in a structure he commissioned. During the French revolution, the relics were stored in the National ...
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 ]
Relic of the tooth of the Buddha, venerated in Sri Lanka as a cetiya "relic" of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. Śarīra, a generic term referring to Buddhist relics. In Buddhism, relics of the Buddha and various sages are venerated. After the Buddha's death, his remains were divided into eight portions.
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 ...
In an archival context, appraisal is the process of determining whether records and other materials have permanent (archival) value. Appraisal may be done at the collection, creator, series, file, or item level. Appraisal can take place prior to donation and prior to physical transfer, at or after accessioning.
Recreational Equipment Inc., the outdoor-gear retailer better known as REI, is getting a new trail guide.. The struggling company announced on Wednesday that longtime CEO Eric Artz is retiring in ...
The "relic chapel" is connected to a larger chapel that in turn is the central feature of an interesting 19th century brick convent. A 2007 segment on National Public Radio describes this unique collection of relics. [3] These relics include a splinter of the True Cross and a splinter of bone from St. Peregrine, the patron saint of patients ...