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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
3000 km
2000 mi
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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.