Saint Calminius Reliquary [SEP] canonization status
Saint Calminius Reliquary
The Saint Calminius Reliquary (French – "châsse de saint Calmin") is the 12th-century chasse-form reliquary which was the main object in the treasury of Mozac Abbey. It contains the bones of Saint Calminius and his wife Saint Namadie.
The structure is of wood and measures 81 × 24 cm x 45 cm. Fourteen copper plaques have been attached, which are enameled using the "champlevé" technique (gaps are carved in the metal, into which molten enamel is poured
after his death, and the acts of his life and death were sent to Rome, and Pope Innocent I, according to the "Catholic Encyclopedia", "seems to have made a formal canonization, for Benedict XIV calls Vigilius the first martyr canonized by a pope.”
Vigilius’ arm was removed as a separate relic and placed into its own reliquary in 1386. He is venerated in Tyrol. A German farmers’ saying associated with a 2nd feast day of January 31 was: "Friert es zu Vigilius /