page_title: Brooke Priory
section_title: Brooke Reliquary
hierarchical_section_title: Brooke Priory / Brooke Reliquary
caption_attribution_description: English: A view of the Brooke Reliquary
context_page_description: Brooke Priory was a minor house of Augustinian monks in Brooke, Rutland. It was a cell of St Mary's Abbey, Kenilworth.
context_section_description: The Brooke Reliquary is a small casket that dates from the 13th Century. It originates from the workshops in Limoges, France and is believed to have held a saint's relics.  The reliquary was discovered in c.1805, after years of being concealed on the site of Brooke Priory, when building work was carried out in the cellar of Priory House. The reliquary is decorated with Limoges enamel work in shades of blue, red, yellow and green with images of Christ with two apostles or saints. The robes on the saints are engraved on copper plates which were originally gilded, but this has worn away. It is now on display in Rutland County Museum in Oakham.
caption: Brooke Reliquary front & right, in Limoges enamel
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