The Bar Convent True Cross

“Among the many historical treasures of which York is justly proud, the greatest is perhaps the least known.” Yorkshire Evening Press, 1917

To mark Easter, the Bar Convent has revealed a re-display, including new research and previously unseen documentation, of the little-known, but significant sacred object in the collections; The True Cross relic. Encased in a silver gilt cross and an elaborate silver, crystal and bejeweled monstrance-like case c.1867-70, it is an exquisite centrepiece in the Bar Convent exhibition.

This documentation, along with new research, shows a likely explanation as to how the relic eventually arrived at the convent in 1792 and has enabled the convent to trace elements of the history of the relic which have been a mystery since the 19^th century.

See the Bar Convent True Cross on display, alongside a selection of documentation, and discover more about its significance in this new display.

Included in admission to the exhibition. Walk-ins. Please note: The Bar Convent is closed on Sundays and April 15-18 2022.