Chalice of Archbishop Monroy
Description Rome, Ca. 1685. Gilded silver One of the most outstanding sacred vessels of the Cathedral Treasure is the so-called Chalice of Archbishop Monroy, whose weapons appear on a silver plate added after the creation of this piece, likely made in one of the...
Cape of the Apostle Saint James
Description Salamanca, Juan de Figueroa, 1704. Silver, gilded silver and gemstones. In 1211, on the occasion of the solemn consecration of the Compostela Cathedral, Master Mateo completed his project in the cathedral with a seated image of Saint James that followed...
Saint James the Pilgrim from Geoffroy Coquatrix
Description Paris, Royal Workshop, Ca. 1321. Gold, gold-plated silver and enamels As it appears in the scroll that the figure carries in his left hand, it is a pilgrimage offering of the Parisian Geoffroy Coquatrix, an important member of the French court of the time...
Reliquary bust of Saint James the Less
Description Santiago de Compostela, Attributed to Rodrigo Eáns, 1332. Gilded silver, gemstones, and enamels In 1116, Queen Urraca seized this relic, brought years before from Jerusalem to Braga; thus becoming, since then, the other Saint James of the cathedral. At the...