Reliquary Medallion Of Sainte Radegonde
A reliquary pendant containing a relic of Saint Radegund, encased in glass, sealed on the back with a wax seal bearing a bishop’s coat of arms.
The medallion is protected by two silver covers:
on the front, the coat of arms of the kings of France
on the back, a cross
Silver hallmarks (wild boar)
and goldsmith’s marks.
Radegonde of Poitiers, born in 518 or 521 in Thuringia, died on August 13, 587, in Poitiers, was a Thuringian princess who became Queen of the Franks upon her marriage to Clotaire I, son of Clovis.
Radegonde obtained a fragment of the True Cross from Justin II, Emperor of Byzantium. In 1833, Father Mérel, pastor of the Church of Sainte-Radégonde in Boussay, wrote in the parish newsletter that he possessed a wooden cross with a small object embedded in it containing fragments of the Poitiers relic of the True Cross.
Period: 19th century
Style: Louis Philippe, Charles 10th
Condition: Excellent condition
Reference (ID): 1821812
Availability: In stock
