St Elizabeth Reliquary

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by Henk Bekker

St Elizabeth Reliquary

One of the most-impressive items in the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm is the large reliquary of St Elizabeth of Thuringia that the Swedes took after capturing the Marienberg fortress in Würzburg in 1632. This large reliquary includes an agate bowl from late antiquity, gemstones from the 11th century and further goldsmith work from the 13th century.