Another factor in the monks' decision-tree was: If a holy relic isn't worth stealing, then what is it really worth anyway? This question is examined in some de

Another factor in the monks' decision-tree was: If a holy relic isn't worth stealing, then what is it really worth anyway? This question is examined in some detail in "Furta Sacra: Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages" by Patrick Geary. https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691008622/furta-sacra https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691008622/fu...