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This reliquary is in the shape of a shirt to evoke the relic of the Blessed Virgin’s garment kept at the cathedral in Chartres. Made between 1678 and 1680 approximately, it  was given by the Canons of Chartres to the Huron-Wendat Nation in gratitude for their gift of wampum. Highlighting the Huron-Wendat devotion to the Virgin Mary, it contains the bones of several saints.
1664 - 1730

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Church

This album presents just a fraction of the treasures from Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Church. The objects illustrate the history of the Huron-Wendat Nation and their evangelization by the Jesuits. Despite the nation’s relocation from Ancienne-Lorette to Wendake and the subsequent burning of the chapel, the objects have been preserved. Today, they form a cohesive whole that is rare. Most date back to the French Regime. Come and take a look at this rich collection presented in this album, prepared by the Musée Huron-Wendat in Wendake.

Reliquary

Made circa 1679 or 1680 by Thomas Mahon This reliquary is in the shape of a shirt to evoke the relic of the Blessed Virgin’s garment kept at the cathedral in Chartres. Made between 1678 and 1680 approximately, it  was given by the Canons of Chartres to the Huron-Wendat Nation in gratitude for their gift of wampum. Highlighting the Huron-Wendat devotion to the Virgin Mary, it contains the bones of several saints.
Chronoscope What comments or thoughts does this item evoke for you? (unilingual French for a limited time) Source: Musée huron-wendat Image used with the permission of the Musée huron-wendat. No reproduction without permission. - Date: 1680