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Hand Reliquary of Saint Abulmuse
Not on view
Abulmuse was an Eastern saint martyred in Sinjar. In the late eighth century, his life was first recorded in Syriac, probably by a Church of the East (Nestorian) Christian. In 873, Gurgen Artsruni, prince of Taron and Andzevatsiq, had the text translated into Armenian and established a feast day for the saint. In the twelfth century, the relic was at the Arstruni church at Aght‘amar. This later handsome reliquary shows the continuing veneration of the saint.
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