Saint Andrew the Apostle († mid to late 1st century AD), called in the Orthodox tradition Protokletos or the First-called, was one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus and the elder brother of Saint Peter. He is a holy patron of Scotland, Barbados, Ukraine, Russia, Sicily, Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Patras, San Andrés (Tenerife), Diocese of Parañaque, City of Manila, Amalfi, Luqa (Malta) and Prussia; Diocese of Victoria; fishermen, fishmongers and rope-makers, textile workers, singers, miners, pregnant women, butchers, farm workers, protection against sore throats, protection against convulsions, protection against fever, and protection against whooping cough.
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Late 18th century oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing precious relic of Saint Andrew, the Apostle. The relic is affixed to a multicolor silk background decorated with golden paperolle and silver cord ornamentation and identified on a manuscript cedula label as S. Andreae Apost. (Saint Andrew Apostle). On the back the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax with a coat of arms of Cardinal Marcantonio Colonna (†1793), Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore and Vicar General of the Roman Curia, indicating direct Papal gift from the Vatican.
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- ID#: 16-RSMR-3
- Size: 32 x 25 mm
- Age: ca. 18th century
- Origin: Vatican
- Materials: silver
- Price: SOLD!
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