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1993 Vatican documented reliquary theca with relics of 2 Popes: St. Pope Eugene I & St. Pope Vitalian

Round glass-fronted yellow-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of the bones) relics of Pope Saint Eugene I and Pope Saint Vitalian. The relics are affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on typeset cedulae labels as S. Eugenii  I // S. Vitaliani P.C. (St. Eugene I, [Pope & Confessor] //St. Vitalian, Pope & Confessor).  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 Monsignor Camillo Ruini, an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Vicar General of Rome (1991–2008). The relic is accompanied by the original authentics document issued in 1993 by Msgr. Ruini.

Saint Pope Eugene I (†657) was the bishop of Rome from 10 August 654 to his death. He was chosen to become Pope after the deposition and banishment of Martin I by Emperor Constans II over the dispute about Monothelitism. He is commemorated as the patron and namesake of the Cathedral of Saint Eugene in the Diocese of Santa Rosa in California.

Saint Pope Vitalian (†672) was the bishop of Rome from 30 July 657 to his death. His pontificate was marked by the dispute between the papacy and the imperial government in Constantinople over Monothelitism, which Rome condemned. Vitalian tried to resolve the dispute and had a conciliatory relationship with Emperor Constans II, who visited him in Rome and gave him gifts. Vitalian's pontificate also saw the secession of the Archbishopric of Ravenna from the papal authority.

Additional Info

  • ID#: 14-RSGSR
  • Size: 33 mm across
  • Age: ca. 1993
  • Origin: Vatican
  • Materials: metal, glass, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price: SOLD!
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