St._Stephen's_Purse
St. Stephen's Purse
9th-century reliquary
Saint Stephen's Purse (Latin: Sacculum idem Sanctus Stephanus, German: Stephansbursa or Stephansburse) is a rectangular gold 9th-century reliquary studded with gem stones. It is part of the Imperial Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire.
It consists of a purse containing soil that is claimed to be soaked with the blood of St. Stephen.[1] It is held in the Imperial Treasury Museum in Vienna.[2]