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This type of reliquary, sometimes called "bursa" or "purse-shaped," originated in Germany and Austria in the 13th century. On the back is a long inscription that lists all the relics once contained inside. In the Middle Ages, it was not unusual to combine many relics in one container, thereby increasing the number of saints who could potentially intercede to help answer the prayers of the faithful.

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        "[Transcription] Inscribed on one long side panel of the reliquary: +DE.DENTE.S.BARTHOL.S. / PETRI.ET.PAVLI.THOME.ST / EPHI.PANTAL.M.ET.D'CAPUTE / XPOFORI.M.VNDECI.M.V.D.SE / PL'CRO.D.BNDCI.ABB'D'PSEPE. / D'.DE.CAPILL'.S.M.VIRG.DE. / VESTE.CORNELII.ET.ALIOR.SCR[Translation] [Relics] of the tooth of St. Bartholomew",
        "Sts. Peter and Paul",
        "Thomas",
        "Stephen",
        "Pantaleon",
        "martyrs; and of the head of Christopher",
        "martyr; the Eleven Thousand Virgins; of the sepulcher of the Lord; of Benedict",
        "Abbot; of the cradle of the Lord; of the hair of the Blessed Virgin Mary; of the garment of Cornelius and of other saints."
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