OBJECT SPOTLIGHT EVENT: The Reliquary of St Ursula, 1723-2023
Galway City Museum Spanish Parade, Galway, Galway, IrelandThe Reliquary of St Ursula was made by Galway silversmith Richard Joyce – of Claddagh Ring fame – in 1723 to hold the reputed remains of St Ursula, a fourth-century British princess who tradition relates, was martyred along with her 11,000 female followers by the Huns while on a pilgrimage to Rome. The dome of …
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