Since the antiquity the preservation of the saint’s earthly remains and their brandeums was a key element in their developing cults, likewise in the case of Ladislaus I of Hungary (also Saint Ladislaus), whose body was raised after 1192,... more
Since the antiquity the preservation of the saint’s earthly remains and their brandeums was a key element in their developing cults, likewise in the case of Ladislaus I of Hungary (also Saint Ladislaus), whose body was raised after 1192, and the remains of the head and arms were placed in an ornate relic, which in time became the centre of devotion of the holy king. During the Anjou’s in due to the representation of power St. Ladislaus's first gilded bust was completed, as well as two ornate relics for the arms. However these relics were destroyed around 1403 as a result a fire accident in the cathedral of Várad. Like Louis I of Hungary, Sigismund of Luxembourg himself paid his respects to the Holy King and for this reason he has renewed the cathedral of Várad – which was under construction at that time – while also developed new relics for the remains of Saint Ladislaus. Although the historical sources from Sigismund’s period didn’t mention the relics, it is suspected that the brandeums discussed in inventories dated in the following century could have been made under the reign of Sigismund. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the primary and secondary artifacts of Saint Ladislaus appearing after 1403, and to define what time the busts of Saint Ladislaus were made, as well as to explore the role played by Saint Ladislaus's relics in the monarchic and baronial representation during the Sigismundian age.
In: Uwe Israel, Ludovica Sasso, Marius Kraus (Hrsg.): Agonale Invektivität. Konstellationen und Dynamiken der Herabsetzung im deutschen und italienischen Humanismus, in der Reihe: Das Mittelalter. Beihefte, Berlin, Heidelberg. University... more
In: Uwe Israel, Ludovica Sasso, Marius Kraus (Hrsg.): Agonale Invektivität. Konstellationen und Dynamiken der Herabsetzung im deutschen und italienischen Humanismus, in der Reihe: Das Mittelalter. Beihefte, Berlin, Heidelberg. University Publishing, 2021, S. 107-141.
