Belvoir fortress is a crusader fortress in modern day Israel. It was constructed by the Knights Hospitaller in the 12th century, and was near to the site of the Battle of Belvoir Castle fought between Baldwin IV and Saladin in 1182
This reliquary casket shows the central figure of Christ flanked by the four martyrs of Trebizond: Aquila, Eugenius, Valerian, and Canidius. The long inscription makes an appeal to Christ for salvation. There has been some scholarly debate regarding…
The cross in this panel comes from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, while the panel into which the cross has been set comes from the Rhine-Meuse region. The Latin inscription reads: "You who ask about the cross: read! The heir of Judas the…
The fragment of the Column of the Flagellation contained within this reliquary is thought to have arrived in Venice from Constantinople in 1125 along with various other relics. The reliquary itself, however, was commissioned in 1375 by Michele…
This reliquary at the Basilica of Saint Dominic in Bologna, Italy contains the relics of Saint Louis. A man of extreme piety, he was canonized by Pope Boniface VIII in 1297, less than thirty years after his death (in August 1270, of dysentery while…
Given by Latin Emperor Baldwin II to King Louis IX of France, among others including the Image of Edessa, arrived in Paris in August 1239 for the sum of 135,000 livres. The Saint-Chapelle was built to house these (pawned) relics from Constantinople,…
Given by Latin Emperor Baldwin II to King Louis IX of France, among others including the Image of Edessa, arrived in Paris in August 1239 for the sum of 135,000 livres. The Saint-Chapelle was built to house these (pawned) relics from Constantinople,…
