The Collection of Articles Reliquary of St Valerie

For two years the Society of History of Medieval Art has been studying the Reliquary of St Valerie (France, 12 th c.) from the State Hermitage collection. Its work during the first year of studies resulted in a performance held in the Hermitage Theatre in April 1997. Young actors performed scenes from lives of saints, chronicles, biographies that are directly or indirectly connected with the history of the reliquary of St Valerie and with the events taking place round the reliquary. In April 1998 the School Centre of the Hermitage organised a conference of the Societies of this Centre devoted to the reliquary of St Valerie, to the history and art of Medieval Europe. The reports read at the conference composed the collection of articles written by 12-13 years old authors.