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Relics in Antiquity and the Middle Ages

An online course hosted by Medievalists.net

Jan. 22-Feb. 26, 2026

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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Silver reliquary in the shape of a head

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

The Met, NYC