The relics of Eulogius and Leocritia were carried north to legitimize Asturian kings

Evidence

Dulcidius did not return emptyhanded; he arrived in Oviedo in January 884, bringing with him the bodies of Eulogius and Leocritia, as well as manuscripts containing (among other texts) the complete works of Eulogius. Dulcidius and other Mozarab churchmen played a key role in forging a new royal ideology for the Asturian kings, anointed successors to the Goths of old, destined to drive the Saracen invader from Spain. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 555

Categorization

• XREF: Relic-carrying as political legitimation connects to the broader theme of borrowed sacred authority seen in medieval relic translations; also echoes The Namesake’s concern with carrying identity.