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Reliquary

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Name given to a portable shrine or case for relics of saints or martyrs; they assumed many forms, and were often rich in material and of exquisite design.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Reliquary'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​r/reliquary.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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