Staurotheca of Henry of Flanders

Staurotheca of Henry of Flanders

The inner reliquary of the True Cross was made by a goldsmith, Gerard, in Constantinople before 1216 for Henry of Flanders. The exact date of the arrival of this True Cross reliquary in Venice is unknown, but it is considered most likely that it entered into the Treasury at San Marco after the Latins left Constantinople in 1261. It does not appear in an inventory until 1402.

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