Relics and Reliquaries in Medieval Christianity – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/relics-and-reliquaries-in-medieval-christianity
All relics bestowed honor and privileges upon the possessor, and monasteries and cathedrals sought to hold the most prestigious. Some relics were even stolen from one church, only to find a new home in another.
The body of the saint provided a spiritual link between life and death, between man
