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Source Description
This large, church-shaped shrine once housed the relics of a 7th-century saint who served as a missionary and bishop to the western regions of present-day Belgium. St. Amandus (d. 679) also established a monastery at Elnon, near Tournai (western Belgium), where the monks later commissioned this reliquary to honor his remains. The shrine of St. Amandus, ornamented with silver columns and gilded apostles, was the focus of a strong local cult, visited by pilgrims who came for healing or in thanks for prayers answered. Given its large size and popularity, the shrine was probably placed upon a platform supported by columns behind the main altar for year-round veneration.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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22284
label
Shrine of Saint Amandus
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Source metadata
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22284
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title
Shrine of Saint Amandus
description
This large, church-shaped shrine once housed the relics of a 7th-century saint who served as a missionary and bishop to the western regions of present-day Belgium. St. Amandus (d. 679) also established a monastery at Elnon, near Tournai (western Belgium), where the monks later commissioned this reliquary to honor his remains. The shrine of St. Amandus, ornamented with silver columns and gilded apostles, was the focus of a strong local cult, visited by pilgrims who came for healing or in thanks for prayers answered. Given its large size and popularity, the shrine was probably placed upon a platform supported by columns behind the main altar for year-round veneration.
provenance
Brimo de Laroussilhe, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henri Daguerre, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, September 3, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 13th century, with later additions (Medieval)
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CC0
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en
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Metal
shrines
reliquaries
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4
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4
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
48.9
height
64.1
depth
30.3
dimensionsRaw
H at top of finials: 19 1/4 x W: 25 1/4 x D: 11 15/16 in. (48.9 x 64.14 x 30.32 cm)
Source extras
cul
Belgian
style
Romanesque and Gothic
inscriptions
[Transcription] In black enamel on gilt copper strips placed along the base of the roof-like lid: IN ISTA CAPSA SVNT SEQVENTES RELIQ(VIA)E B(EATI) AMANDI EP(ISCOPU)S; [Translation] In this reliquary are the following relics of the blessed Bishop Amandus; [Transcription] In black enamel on gilt copper strip placed along the base of the roof-like lid: PROESENTIS COMPOSITIVS
RelatedObjects
15694
med
wood (oak), gilded copper, silver, brass, champlevé enamel, cloisonné enamel, rock crystal, semiprecious stones
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6505
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2115
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