The reliquary was commissioned by the queen D. Leonor to the goldsmith Ian Vansteigoltist, and made in Lisbon using gold, emeralds, rubis, a pearl and a diamond, Ca. 1515-25. It is believed to contain parts of Jesus Christ Crown of Thorns and Holy Cross. After the queen death it was bequeathed to the Madre Deus convent, in Lisbon. Nowadays belongs to the National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon.