Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: head-reliquary

The "Collégiale Saint-Yrieix" was the center of a collegiate, that evolved from a convent founded by Saint Arédius (aka Saint Yrieix) around 560. The tomb of Saint Arédius was an early place of pilgrimage and a large church got erected from the 11th century on, when the monks had been replaced by a chapter of canons. The oldest parts of the collegiate-church are the Romanesque portal and the tower. The wide nave was erected end of the 12th century, according to the "Base Mérimée". In the treasury of Saint-Yrieix, behind shatterproof glass, is this head-shaped reliquary, housing the skull of of Saint-Yrieix. Actually this is a copy of the medieval original, so I am not sure, wether the relic is here.