Faster access than browser!
26 relations: Altar, Archbishop, Burrell Collection, Canterbury Cathedral, Casket, Champlevé, Chasse (casket), England, Europe, France, Gilding, Glasgow, Henry II of England, Henry VIII of England, Jesus, Limoges, Limoges enamel, Martyr, Peterborough Cathedral, Relic, Reliquary, Saint, Saint Peter, Thomas Becket, Victoria and Albert Museum, Vitreous enamel.
Altar
An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes, and by extension the 'Holy table' of post-reformation Anglican churches.
New!!: Becket Casket and Altar · See more »
Archbishop
In Christianity, an archbishop (via Latin archiepiscopus, from Greek αρχιεπίσκοπος, from αρχι-, 'chief', and επίσκοπος, 'bishop') is a bishop of higher rank or office.
New!!: Becket Casket and Archbishop · See more »
Burrell Collection
The Burrell Collection is an art collection in the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
New!!: Becket Casket and Burrell Collection · See more »
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England.
New!!: Becket Casket and Canterbury Cathedral · See more »
Casket
A casket or jewelry box is a container that is usually smaller than a chest, and in the past were typically decorated.
New!!: Becket Casket and Casket · See more »
Champlevé
Champlevé is an enamelling technique in the decorative arts, or an object made by that process, in which troughs or cells are carved, etched, die struck, or cast into the surface of a metal object, and filled with vitreous enamel.
New!!: Becket Casket and Champlevé · See more »
Chasse (casket)
A chasse, châsse or box reliquary is a shape commonly used in medieval metalwork for reliquaries and other containers.
New!!: Becket Casket and Chasse (casket) · See more »
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
New!!: Becket Casket and England · See more »
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
New!!: Becket Casket and Europe · See more »
France
France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.
New!!: Becket Casket and France · See more »
Gilding
Gilding is any decorative technique for applying fine gold leaf or powder to solid surfaces such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of gold.
New!!: Becket Casket and Gilding · See more »
Glasgow
Glasgow (Glesga; Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland, and third most populous in the United Kingdom.
New!!: Becket Casket and Glasgow · See more »
Henry II of England
Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress or Henry Plantagenet, ruled as Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Nantes, King of England and Lord of Ireland; at various times, he also partially controlled Wales, Scotland and Brittany.
New!!: Becket Casket and Henry II of England · See more »
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death.
New!!: Becket Casket and Henry VIII of England · See more »
Jesus
Jesus, also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth and Jesus Christ, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.
New!!: Becket Casket and Jesus · See more »
Limoges
Limoges (Occitan: Lemòtges or Limòtges) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region in west-central France.
New!!: Becket Casket and Limoges · See more »
Limoges enamel
Limoges enamel has been produced at Limoges, in south-western France, over several centuries up to the present.
New!!: Becket Casket and Limoges enamel · See more »
Martyr
A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, "witness"; stem μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to renounce, or refusing to advocate a belief or cause as demanded by an external party.
New!!: Becket Casket and Martyr · See more »
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral in the United Kingdom – is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Peterborough, dedicated to Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, whose statues look down from the three high gables of the famous West Front.
New!!: Becket Casket and Peterborough Cathedral · See more »
Relic
In religion, a relic usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tangible memorial.
New!!: Becket Casket and Relic · See more »
Reliquary
A reliquary (also referred to as a shrine or by the French term châsse) is a container for relics.
New!!: Becket Casket and Reliquary · See more »
Saint
A saint (also historically known as a hallow) is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness or likeness or closeness to God.
New!!: Becket Casket and Saint · See more »
Saint Peter
Saint Peter (Syriac/Aramaic: ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹ݁ܐܦ݂ܵܐ, Shemayon Keppa; שמעון בר יונה; Petros; Petros; Petrus; r. AD 30; died between AD 64 and 68), also known as Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, according to the New Testament, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Great Church.
New!!: Becket Casket and Saint Peter · See more »
Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket (also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London, and later Thomas à Becket; (21 December c. 1119 (or 1120) – 29 December 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. He engaged in conflict with Henry II, King of England, over the rights and privileges of the Church and was murdered by followers of the king in Canterbury Cathedral. Soon after his death, he was canonised by Pope Alexander III.
New!!: Becket Casket and Thomas Becket · See more »
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects.
New!!: Becket Casket and Victoria and Albert Museum · See more »
Vitreous enamel
Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between.
New!!: Becket Casket and Vitreous enamel · See more »
Redirects here:
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becket_Casket
