<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">reliquary monstrances</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>monstrances</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>thecae</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>reliquaries</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>monstrance-reliquary</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>reliquary monstrance</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>reliquary-monstrance</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>reliquiario-ostensorio</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Receptacle, typically of gold, silver, or another precious material, intended for the preservation of relics, which are the physical remains of a holy person or an object of particular veneration. Reliquary monstrances are distinguished by having an opening or transparent covering, sometimes a horizontal cylinder of glass, crystal, etc. through which the venerated object may be seen. For receptacles specifically for the display of the sacred Host, use "monstrances." ]]></note></mads>