Relics in Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Kent Navalesi, Ph.D.

An online course hosted by Medievalists.net

Thursdays, 1-2:30pm ET on Zoom, Jan. 22-Feb. 26, 2026

Fee: $149

All sessions are recorded, so attendance is encouraged but not required!

This course examines sacred objects in the premodern Mediterranean world, with a focus on the Christian veneration of relics. Through primary sources and modern scholarship, learn the various ways people understood these objects' power and histories!

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Glass chasse containing a small relic of St. Genevieve on display against a wall with carved wood panels and stained glass windows

Reliquary shrine of St. Genevieve

Paris, France

Silver reliquary in the shape of a head

Reliquary Bust of St. Yrieix (c. 1220-1240)

The Met, NYC