Tassilo Chalice
As Tassilo chalice is called a stored in Kremsmünster cup, donated by 780 by the Bavarian Duke Tassilo and his wife Luitpirga, possibly at the founding Krems Cathedral 777 The cup itself is kept in the treasury of the pen.
History
The exact history is unclear. As the inscription at the foot presupposes the wedding Tassilos, only a creation comes to 768/69 in question. As a point of origin Salzburg workshop is suspected, but there are also the rest of Bavarian or the northern Italian space is not completely ruled out. The elaborated on the islands: continental style embossed braided leather and animal ornaments formerly led to the suggestion that the cup might have been maybe even made in England.
The Tassilo Chalice is about 25.5 cm high, 3.05 kg heavy, holds approximately 1.75 liters and is made of copper, cuppa and pommel are each individually made. On the partially gilded chalice silver medallions are soldered, with the five big breast pictures on the cuppa Christ with the initials IS ( Jesus Salvator ) surrounded by the four evangelists, the smaller the foot, the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist, and after an uncertain interpretation of the Langobardenkönigin Theodolinde show ( a relative Tassilos ) and the holy Theoto. The cup is also decorated with ornaments in different styles and techniques, as animal ornaments in insularem style continental coinage, vegetable and geometric motifs.
Due to the size and rich ornamentation of the cup is probably a so-called donation chalice ( calix ministerialis ) was used for particularly festive church services (and still is ) in order to the faithful the chalice. In particular is a detail, this assumption implies: The ring of beads above the metal knob is freely rotatable. This facilitates handling during the administration of several successively communicants; The cup can be easily rotated by the communion dispenser according to each person something. This can also be seen as evidence of the practice of the chalice at that time. Even Pope Benedict XVI. has used the chalice at the celebration of the Holy Mass in Marizell on 8 September 2007.
The inscription at the bottom reads: " TASSILO DVX FORTIS LIVTPIRC VIRGA REGALIS ", translated: " Tassilo, brave Duke Liutpirg, royal scion ". Because of this inscription is also believed that it could be at the wedding chalice of Tassilo.