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1988 Documented reliquary theca with relic of Dutch St. Petrus Donders, Apostle of the Indians and Lepers

Round glass-fronted yellow-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of the bone) pre-canonization relic of Saint Petrus DondersThe relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on typeset cedula label as B. P. Donders (the Blessed Petrus Donders) On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Postulator General of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (better known as the Redemptorists). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by the Order 6 June 1988. 

Saint Petrus Norbertus Donders C.Ss.R. (†1887) was a Dutch Roman Catholic priest and member of the Redemptorist Congregation who served in various missions in the Dutch colony of Surinam in South America. He started working in the capital Paramaribo, but is predominantly known for his work in and around the leper colony Batavia, where he died in 1887. Peter Donders was beatified as 'Apostle of the Indians and Lepers' in 1982 and canonized 23 May 1992. His Feastday is celebrated on 14 January.  

Additional Info

  • ID#: 107-RSGSR
  • Size: 33 mm across
  • Age: ca. 1988
  • Origin: Rome, Italy
  • Materials: metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price: $750
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