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reliquary
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synonyms: châsse, monstrance ???
tags: [christianity]
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Definition:a container for relics. These may be the purported or actual physical remains of saints, such as bones, pieces of clothing, or some object associated with saints or other religious figures. The authenticity of any given relic is often a matter of debate; for that reason, some churches require documentation of the relic's provenance.[...]While frequently taking the form of caskets, they range in size from simple pendants or rings to very elaborate ossuaries.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
photo 1: (finger bone) by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walters_Art_Museum [public domain]
photo 2: (Talisman de Charlemagne Tau) By G CHP - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12216800
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“would you be so kind as to show this impertinent young man the reliquary of ashes?”
Dan Brown. The Da Vinci Code (2003)
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she wished to have in her room, by the side of her bed, a reliquary set in emeralds that she might kiss it every evening. Gustave Flaubert. Madame Bovary
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