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1799 Documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Philip Romolo Neri, the Apostle of Rome

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1799 Documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Philip Romolo Neri, the Apostle of Rome

Oval glass-fronted silver pendant reliquary theca housing the first-class ex praecordis (of the inner organs) relic of Saint Philip Romolo Neri. A substantial relic is affixed to a gold silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as P.S. Phi. N. (of the inner organs of Saint Philip Romolo Neri).  On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Michele Di Pietro (†1821), Titular Bishop of Isauropolis (1794–1800) Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary (†1803) and, later, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via and Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith in the Vatican. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by the order of Cardinal Di Pietro in 1799.

Saint Philip Romolo Neri, (Italian: Filippo Romolo Neri; † 1595), known as the Apostle of Rome, was an Italian priest noted for founding a society of secular clergy called the Congregation of the Oratory of Filippo Neri. Patron of Rome, Mandaluyong, US Special Forces, Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, laughter, humor, and joy.

Additional Info

  • ID#: 12-RSCR98-25
  • Size: 28 x 22 mm
  • Age: ca. 1799
  • Origin: Rome, Italy
  • Materials: silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price: $2,750
  • Silver
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