Keywords: True Cross.jpg author Reliquary of the True Cross Vera Crux of Manuel Komnenos century 12 Silver enamel cm 21 9 3 6 7 1 1 Institution Notre-Dame de Paris accession number object history century 12 commission Manuel I Komnenos 1118-1180 ProvenanceEvent 1420 gift Władysław II Jagiełło Manuel II Palaiologos < 1475 transfer Wawel Castle Kraków < 1635 transfer Władysław IV Vasa Warsaw ProvenanceEvent 1648 inheritance John II Casimir Warsaw ProvenanceEvent 1668 transfer John II Casimir Paris ProvenanceEvent 1672 inheritance Anne de Gonzague de Clèves John II Casimir ProvenanceEvent 1683 bequest Saint-Germain-des-Prés Anne de Gonzague de Clèves credit line Inscription in Greek Jesus Christ attached to the cross you have lifted up the nature of men Inventory of the Polish Crown Jewels 1475 Krzyż srebrny złocisty grecki mały Silver cross gilt Greek small 1633 Crux cum ligno Vitae Testament of Władysław IV Vasa from June 11 1635 include the relic as a private possession of the House of Vasa own L Raffinn 1939 La croix palatine étude historique et descriptive ; Une insigne relique de la vraie croix au trésor de N-D de Paris De Gogord PD-Art Photo Photo own L Raffinn 1939 La croix palatine étude historique et descriptive ; Une insigne relique de la vraie croix au trésor de N-D de Paris De Gogord author < 1939 PD-old-70 Treasury of Notre-Dame de Paris Relics from the Polish Vasa Collection Reliquaries of the True Cross Manuel I Komnenos Crown jewels of Poland |