Bible Encyclopedias
Cross, Reliquary

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

is a box of precious metal, in the form of a cross, so arranged as to receive particles of the relics of the saints.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cross, Reliquary'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/cross-reliquary.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.