Saint Candidus

Candidus was one of the martyrs of the Theban Legion of Mauritius, who refused to participate in the persecution of Christians.

According to legend, he was executed by 302 at Agaunum. His feast day is September 22.

The bones of the martyrs have been uncovered around 380 again, over the tombs was a church that was ( Abbey of Saint - Maurice) a place of pilgrimage. A building under treasurer of the collegiate church Romanesque head reliquary containing his skull bone. It was created after 1150 (probably in the third quarter of the 12th century ). The fully sculpted head is on a pedestal, which is a relief depicting the beheading of Martyr shows on the front page and the rest of pages are working as a round arch. It is a work in driven silver plates over wooden cores, decorated with precious stones ( Circlet and neck ). The head is hollow and can be opened using a flap on the skull. Inside can be found next to the bones more relics packets, which are ascribed to the Holy.

Even bones are attributed in the reliquary bust of the Collegiate Church of St. Lambertus Dusseldorf to Saint Candidus. This write-up is from Paul Clemen, links the other after conception the Holy Vitalis associated reliquary with the 1393 mentioned in the inventory of the Collegiate Church of the Holy main Candidus.