Sacred Souvenirs: Remembering Holy Land Places

The article discusses the sixth-century wooden reliquary box from the papal Sancta Sanctorum collection, originally from Syria or Palestine, which i the earliest forms of relic collections. Topics include Greek inscriptions on three of the stone fragments in the reliquary, the brandea relics represe...

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Main Author: Scherff, Katharine (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Soc. 2022
In: Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2022, Volume: 48, Issue: 4, Pages: 16-17
Further subjects:B GREEK inscriptions
B RELIQUARIES
B Crucifixion
B Rocks
B BIBLICAL antiquities
B Relics
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Summary:The article discusses the sixth-century wooden reliquary box from the papal Sancta Sanctorum collection, originally from Syria or Palestine, which i the earliest forms of relic collections. Topics include Greek inscriptions on three of the stone fragments in the reliquary, the brandea relics representing ordinary objects, such as pieces of rock, tomb, or water, and Christ's crucifixion illustrated on stone fragments.
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review