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A '''Relic''' is an artifact related to a [[religion|religious]] figure, typically a [[Saint]]. |
A '''Relic''' is an artifact related to a [[religion|religious]] figure, typically a [[Saint]]. |
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In [[period]], [[Christian|Christians]] placed great store in relics, often travelling on [[pilgrimage]] to venerate them. Every major church had at least one relic, and the more important the saint, the more potent the relic. Possession of a particularly important relic was a guarantee of [[money|income]] for a [[monastery]], [[church]] or even a [[secular]] lord, as pilgrims would travel great distances (and leave significant [[gift|offerings]] for the privilege of seeing it. |
In [[period]], [[Christian|Christians]] placed great store in relics, often travelling on [[pilgrimage]] to venerate them. Every major church had at least one relic, and the more important the saint, the more potent the relic. Possession of a particularly important relic was a guarantee of [[money|income]] for a [[monastery]], [[church]] or even a [[secular]] [[lord]], as pilgrims would travel great distances (and leave significant [[gift|offerings]] for the privilege of seeing it). |
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Trade in relics was also important in |
Trade in relics was also important in period, and therefore the existence of fraudulent relics was quite common. |
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A receptacle which holds a relic is called a ''reliquary''. |
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== Relics in the SCA == |
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While the [[SCA]] forbids overt [[religion|religous display]] at its [[event]]s, it is not unheard of for a [[household]], or even a [[barony]] or [[kingdom]] to hold certain "relics" as important. Typically these relics are either items with significant local history, such as the [http://septentria.ealdormere.ca/history_relics-artifacts-regalia.htm Rings of the Iron Companions] of the [[Barony of Septentria]] or silly items such as [[Duct Tape|The Holy Ribbon of Saint Tenacious]]. |
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== Famous Period Relics == |
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== Internal Links== |
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* [[Saint Brand the Maille-Maker]] |
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* [[Saint Cunard the Tenacious]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:03, 23 May 2006
A Relic is an artifact related to a religious figure, typically a Saint.
In period, Christians placed great store in relics, often travelling on pilgrimage to venerate them. Every major church had at least one relic, and the more important the saint, the more potent the relic. Possession of a particularly important relic was a guarantee of income for a monastery, church or even a secular lord, as pilgrims would travel great distances (and leave significant offerings for the privilege of seeing it).
Trade in relics was also important in period, and therefore the existence of fraudulent relics was quite common.
A receptacle which holds a relic is called a reliquary.
Relics in the SCA
While the SCA forbids overt religous display at its events, it is not unheard of for a household, or even a barony or kingdom to hold certain "relics" as important. Typically these relics are either items with significant local history, such as the Rings of the Iron Companions of the Barony of Septentria or silly items such as The Holy Ribbon of Saint Tenacious.
Famous Period Relics
Internal Links
See Also:
