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Preferred term

Feretories  

Definition

  • Shrines, often in the form of small chapels, situated behind the altar, where saints' relics are kept [AAT]; portable or stationary shrines, often made of or adorned with costly materials, in which were deposited the remains or relics of saints [OED]

Entry terms

  • Shrines, feretories

Notation

  • 119915

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-LLT7C4HL-5

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