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Reliquary of the Holy Cross, Hilandar Monastery

Properties

ID 133153
System Class Artifact
Artifact Reliquary
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Stylistic Classification Byzantine

Description

The Reliquary was most likely of Constantinople provenance and dated to the 13th century. The precious relic was donated to the Hilandar Monastery by St. Sava. A stavrotheque with a Holy Cross is still kept there today.