Precious fragments of late antique silk fabrics are well known as wrappings for relics – but not as relics themselves. Only rarely can we prove the veneration of, for example, a saint’s garment based on an original fabric. However, this is possible in the Church of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan. Here, many remains are preserved of a silk garment, which has been venerated since the 5th or 6th centuries as the dalmatic of the famous bishop and church teacher Ambrose. Like a second, slightly younger dalmatic, this textile relic has been lined and covered with protective fabrics over the centuries so that a total of 15 historical fabrics form the common thread running through the first 800 years of Bishop Ambrose’s veneration. The results of this latest long-term conservation and research project are now being presented.

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The Textile Relics in Sant’Ambrogio, Milan. Interweaving Craft, Cult and Politics, éd. Sabine Schrenk, Ulrike Reichert, Ratisbonne, Schnell und Steiner, 2026 ; 1 vol., 304 p. ISBN : 978-3-7954-3926-2. Prix : € 50,00.

Source : Schnell und Steiner