Golden Sarcophagus

The golden sarcophagus is a sarcophagus that was important to Christianity.

It previously was in Rome, but was smuggled out in 1162 by am unknown courier. It was hidden in hay. A second caravan was sent out to draw out the Saracen Fierabas and his men. The real sarcophagus left rome a day earlier than the diversion and safely reached Germany. While only the size of a large trunk and constructed in the shape of a miniature church, the reliquary was the centerpiece of the cathedral, the reason for the construction of such a massive house of worship, the focal point of faith and art. It protected the church's most holy relics. Constructed of solid gold, the reliquary had been forged before the cathedral had even broken ground. Designed by Nicolas of Verdun in the thirteenth century, the sarcophagus was considered to be the best example of medieval goldwork in existence.