reliquary bust of Saint Agatha
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The reliquary bust of Saint Agatha is a sculpted, often richly adorned container shaped as the saint’s upper body, created to house and venerate her relics in Christian devotional practice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| reliquary bust of Saint Agatha canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian devotional object
ⓘ
religious sculpture ⓘ reliquary bust ⓘ |
| artForm |
metalwork
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ cult of saints ⓘ relic veneration ⓘ |
| category |
Christian art
ⓘ
reliquaries ⓘ saint busts ⓘ |
| contains | relics of Saint Agatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Agatha of Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Saint Agatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | relic container ⓘ |
| hasPart | bust of upper body ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
container for relics
ⓘ
hollow interior ⓘ richly adorned ⓘ |
| iconography |
female saint
ⓘ
martyr’s attributes ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
enamel
ⓘ
gold ⓘ metal ⓘ precious stones ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
decorative motifs
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ saint’s name ⓘ |
| purpose |
honor Saint Agatha
ⓘ
invoke intercession of Saint Agatha ⓘ preserve relics ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
object of public devotion
ⓘ
symbol of Saint Agatha’s presence ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Saint Agatha as a martyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | upper torso and head ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian devotional practice
ⓘ
veneration of relics ⓘ |
| usedIn |
feast day of Saint Agatha
ⓘ
liturgical celebrations ⓘ processions ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Christian faithful
ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.