Bbc
St Thomas Becket casket set for Hereford Cathedral display
S.Martin34 min ago
A container that it is claimed once held a relic of St Thomas Becket is to go on display at a cathedral. The enamelled reliquary of the saint will go on display for two days from 15 November at Hereford Cathedral. The Becket reliquary is one of several made in Limoges, France, in about 1200-1210, decades after Becket's death, according to the cathedral. St Thomas was killed by four knights inside Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 after he fell out with King Henry II. The Becket reliquary would originally have held a relic of the saint himself, a spokesperson for the Hereford site said. It would have been placed on the altar within Hereford Cathedral that was dedicated to St Thomas, after it was made. Jennifer Dumbelton, Hereford Cathedral librarian, said they were excited to share their reliquary with visitors and called it a "world-class piece of art".
Read the full article:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx28x8m8l2ko
0 Comments
0