Another Look at a Composite Office and its History: The Feast of Susceptio Reliquiarum in Medieval Paris
Rebecca A. Baltzer
The feast celebrated annually on 4 December as the Reception of Relics is one that was peculiar to Notre Dame Paris in later Middle Ages. It commemorated reception relics five saints into still unfinished Gothic cathedral, including several hairs Virgin Mary, three teeth John Baptist, an arm St Andrew Apostle, some stones from lapidation Stephen Protomartyr and a large part head Denis. event prompted this took place during reign King Philip Augustus, who throne 1180 1223, it has been subject occasional comment, debate research ever since, with most recent discussion coming excellent article by Craig Wright Festschrift for Ward.
Journal of the Royal Musical Association