Define relic, reliquary, pilgrim, and pilgrimage. What was the role of relics and pilgrims in the changes seen in Romanesque church construction, such as Saint-Sernin (Figure 12-5 & 6)? In other words, what did Romanesque churches add in order to accommodate pilgrims and relics? Be specific, and use the correct terminology.

Relics: Relics are actually piece of Jesus, Mary, or a saint which are as old as the faith itself and keep on developing along with it. Christians have the strong belief on the power of relics. They were more than momentous for them. It was said that there was the healing power in those objects that were touched by Christ. The spiritual relationship between life and death was given by the body of the saint, between God and the man.

Those relics that were liked with Christ and his mother was thought to be the holiest of all relics. It was because of that faith of resurrection of the Christ, physical relics of the Christ with also some exceptions were thought to be the teeth of baby Jesus or the Virgins milk, usually those objects that they touched during their lifetime like the wooden piece of Cross.

Reliquaries: Reliquaries are receptacle for a relic. The container or the box that store the relics or display the relics are termed as reliquaries. It was considered appropriate to put them I some vessel of reliquaries because they are more valuable than precious gold or stones. The reliquaries were mostly crafted or covered by the ivory, or gems or stones or the enamel. Sometimes the reliquaries are covered with those scenes related to the life of the saints whose remains are present within it and sometimes the decoration of the reliquaries is not related to the life of the saint or community but sometimes it only reflect common themes of the Christians, that make it able to use by any community.

Pilgrim and Pilgrimage: Pilgrimage is a religious journey. This is a major topic that is related to many aspects of the human existence. It not only specifies the physical journey toward some special place but also elaborate the inner spiritual journey and thus life itself. It was pilgrimage which fired the imagination of many poets and artists for many years. Pilgrim and pilgrimage are the words that have range of different meaning for many years.

The origin of ‘pilgrim’ is a Latin word which basically mean foreigner or a stranger. It can also be said as traveler who is making a short journey to some specific place. Tis term undergirded he main image of the life of Christians. They say that the world is temporary residence, our true home is heaven. So, they behave according to the standards of their homeland. This was the primary understanding of the term during early ages

References of Pilgrim and Pilgrimage

https://uploadfiles.io/02kzvmlx

Boehm, Barbara Drake. “Relics and Reliquaries in Medieval Christianity.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/relc/hd_relc.htm (originally published October 2001, last revised April 2011)

http://www.historiasiglo20.org/prehistory/index.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXz17MbYtK4

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