Cloth relics (imperial regalia)

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Reliquary with a piece of the Last Supper tablecloth

The cloth relics are said to be remnants of the tablecloth that was used at the Last Supper and a piece of Christ's apron that he wore when he washed his feet. These relics are now in the Vienna treasury .

The cloth relics were shown publicly together with the imperial regalia , the relics of Charlemagne and various apostles, saints and passion relics during the ordination (annually on the fourteenth day after Good Friday) in Nuremberg by the middle of the 15th century at the latest.

The two golden reliquaries were made by Hans Krug the Elder. J. Made in 1518 on behalf of the City Council of Nuremberg. The two display vessels are each flanked by the two Nuremberg city saints, Lorenz and Sebald , and are adorned with precious stones. Both vessels had leather cases, which are also in the treasury.

literature

  • Hermann Fillitz : The insignia and jewels of the Holy Roman Empire. Schroll, Vienna et al. 1954.
  • Hartmut Kühne : Ostensio reliquiarum. Investigations into the origin, expansion, form and function of the healing orders in the Roman-German Regnum (= work on church history. Vol. 75). de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 2000, ISBN 3-11-016569-4 (also: Berlin, Humboldt University, dissertation, 1998).

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