Saint Frances of Rome Obl. S. B. (†1440) is an Italian saint who founded a religious community of oblates, who share a common life without religious vows. She was canonized in 1608 by Pope Paul V and her feast is celebrated on March 9. In 1925, Pope Pius XI declared her the patron saint of automobile drivers because of a legend that an angel used to light the road before her with a lantern when she traveled, keeping her safe from hazards. Within the Benedictine Order, she is also honored as a patron saint of all oblates. She is also a patron saint of widows.
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Oval glass-fronted brass pendant reliquary theca housing a first-class ex praecordis (of the inner organs) relic of Saint Frances of Rome. The relic is affixed to a ground of bi-color silk, surrounded by silver wire and gilt paperolle ornamentation, and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as ex praecordis // S. Francescae Romanae (of the inner organs of Saint Frances of Rome). On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Michele Seri-Molini (†1888), Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy (1871–1888).
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- ID#: 107-RSCR124-7
- Size: 32 x 26 mm
- Age: ca. 1870's
- Origin: Ancona, Italy
- Materials: metal, glass, silk, silver, paper, Spanish wax
- Price: $850
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1089 Commonwealth Ave #314,
Boston, MA 02215, USA
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