Cross of Otto and Mathilde
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Cross of Otto and Mathilde
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The Cross of Otto and Mathilde, Otto-Mathilda Cross, or First Cross of Mathilde is a medieval crux gemmata processional cross in the Essen Cathedral Treasury. It was created in the late tenth century and was used on high holidays until recently. It is named after the two persons who appear on the enamel plaque below Christ: Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria and his sister, Mathilde, the abbess of the Essen Abbey. They were grandchildren of the emperor Otto I and favourites of their uncle, Otto
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Otto_and_Mathilde
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2024-04-22T21:24:16Z
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