Description: Medal Souvenir Saint-Sang de Bruges, Basilica of the Holy Blood. Front depicts the Reliquary with words Precious Blood. Silvertone 5/8" dia The Basilica of the Holy Blood ( Dutch: Heilig-Bloedbasiliek, French: Basilique du Saint-Sang) is located in Bruges, Belgium. The church houses a relic of the Holy Blood allegedly collected by Joseph of Arimathea and brought from the Holy Land by the Count of Flanders. The venerated phial is said to contain a cloth with blood of Jesus Christ, brought to the city after the Second Crusade. Legends of Joseph were popular in the early thirteenth century, connected also with the emerging mythology of the Holy Grail. Popular legend claims that the phial was presented to the Count as the reward of his great services. The is no definitive evidence for or against the authenticity of the relic. Modern examination has shown that the phial, made of rock crystal, was a Byzantine perfume bottle made in the area of Constantinople. Its neck is wound with gold thread and its stopper is sealed with red wax. The phial is encased in a glass-fronted gold cylinder closed at each end by coronets decorated with angels. #B47
Price: 24.5 USD
Location: Wading River, New York
End Time: 2024-12-18T17:56:07.000Z
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