Owning a large number of relics became a symbol of status and power for both private collectors and kingdoms. Emperor Charlemagne set a trend with his massive collection at Aachen that later monarchs of Europe tried to follow. A container, often made of precious materials, used as a holder to protect and display relics reliquary
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