Hildesheim Reliquary of Mary

Reliquary of Mary
Bishop Godehard with the reliquary in a statue from around 1450 in the basilica of St. Godehard

The Hildesheim Reliquary of Mary (German: Heiligtum Unserer Lieben Frau; Lipsanothek) is a historic and artistically unique reliquary in the Dommuseum in Hildesheim. It dates back to the early period of the diocese and is associated with the legend of the founding of the Cathedral.[1]