Medallion With A Bone Fragment Of Saint Radegonde

Reliquary pendant containing a relic of Saint Radegonde, under glass, sealed on the back by a wax seal with the coat of arms of a bishop. The medallion is protected by two silver covers: on the front, the arms of the kings of France on the back, the cross Silver hallmarks (boar) and goldsmith. Radegonde of Poitiers, born in 518 or 521 in Thuringia, died on August 13, 587 in Poitiers, is a Thuringian princess, who became queen of the Franks by marrying Clotaire I, son of Clovis. Radegonde obtained from Justin II, emperor of Byzantium, a piece of the true cross. 1833, Abbot Mérel, in charge of the Sainte-Radégonde church in Boussay, wrote in the parish bulletin that he had a wooden cross with, in a small object inserted on it, fragments of the Poitevin relic of the true cross.Material: SilverDiameter: 2.5Depth: 1