Reliquias y relicarios: una aproximación al estudio del culto a los santos en la Navarra medieval

Abstract

In medieval Europe, relics, which are small material or physical objects conserved as a way of remembering a holy person, aroused religious sentiments that resonated with people's collective beliefs. At the same time, this faith and piety also inspired a desire to possess relics, to collect them and keep them safe in the main religious centres of the time. This paper describes the most outstanding relics in the medieval kindgom of Navarre.