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The reliquary of the Holy Cross displayed in Brescia's New Cathedral.Other pieces of the treasure are glimpsed in the background. The Treasure of the Holy Crosses is a group of items of high historical, artistic and religious interest kept in the Old Cathedral of Brescia in the Chapel of the Holy Crosses in the north transept.
The Bust of Saint Servatius : reliquary bust containing the skull of the saint, donated by Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma after the Sack of Maastricht (1579) in which the original bust was largely lost. The Arm reliquary of Saint Thomas : an arm-shaped silver reliquary from the 15th century with relics of Saint Thomas the Apostle.
Brescia Casket. The Brescia Casket, also called the lipsanotheca of Brescia (in Italian lipsanoteca [1]) or reliquary of Brescia, is an ivory box, perhaps a reliquary, [2] from the late 4th century, which is now in the Museo di Santa Giulia at San Salvatore in Brescia, Italy.
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 ...
Indexes ended lower on Thursday as traders focused on the coming jobs report. The data is expected to show the US economy added 214,000 new hires, a steep uptick from October's reading.
L.J. Cryer scored 22 points and had six 3-pointers, and No. 15 Houston used a strong defensive effort to beat Troy 62-42 on Tuesday night. Cryer scored 16 points in the first half on 6-of-9 ...
Reliquary of the Holy Crib Wooden pieces claimed to be remnants of the manger of the baby Jesus reside in the Holy Crib reliquary at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. [ 22 ] The relic consists of five narrow pieces of sycamore wood, which tradition holds to have been brought from the Holy Land either by Empress Helena (see 326-28 ...
The suspect in the killing of a New York CEO took a strange path, from valedictorian to McDonald's customer with a 3-D printed weapon.