St. Crescent in Corpus Christi
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Title
St. Crescent in Corpus Christi
Subject
Casket, Memorial
Description
St. Crescent, a child whose bones have been preserved in wax encased in a glass altar. The memorial states “Corpvs S. Crescentis Pueri Mar. N.P”, Latin for “The Body of the boy Saint Crescent”.
Publisher
Corpus Christi Church
Date
Arrived on August 17th, 1887
Format
Glass Altar, Wax and Bones
Language
Latin
Identifier
Coverage
Corpus Christi Church (Galesburg ,Knox County, Illinois)
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
photo taken by iPhone
Physical Dimensions
3024 x 4032 pixels
Files
Citation
“St. Crescent in Corpus Christi,” Myths and Materiality: Exploring the Presence of the Past at Knox College, accessed October 23, 2026, https://mythsandmateriality.knoxabolitionlab.org/items/show/27.