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Reliquary theca with a relics of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph & 9 Catholic Saints

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Reliquary theca with a relics of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph & 9 Catholic Saints

Oval glass-fronted brass pendant reliquary theca housing precious relics of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, and nine Catholic Saints: Saint Clare of Assisi, Saint Veronica Giuliani, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Saint Sabinus Bishop of Canossa, Saint Victor of Milan, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Pacificus of San Severino, and a pre-canonization relic of Saint Leonard of Port Maurice. The relics are affixed to a blue silk ground, surrounded by silver wire ornamentation, and identified in Latin on typeset cedulae labels. On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Cardinal Guido Maria Conforti (†), Archbishop of Parma (1907-1931), who was himself canonized as a Saint in 2011.

Saint Clare of Assisi († 1253) is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their Rule of Life, the first set of monastic guidelines known to have been written by a woman. She is a patron of Eye disease, goldsmiths, laundry, television, embroiderers, gilders, good weather, needleworkers, Santa Clara Pueblo, Obando.

Saint Veronica Giuliani, O.S.C. Cap., (Veronica de Julianis) (†1727) was an Italian Capuchin Poor Clares nun and mystic. After Veronica's death a figure of the Cross was supposedly found impressed upon her heart, and her body has been noted as being incorrupt. She was beatified by Pope Pius VII ​in 1804, and was canonized by Pope Gregory XVI ​in 1839. She is usually represented in art crowned with thorns and embracing the Cross. St. Veronica's "rebirth" in Lebanon began with the devotion of a Lebanese religious, Brother Emmanuel, who came upon her writings in 1994 while serving at a monastery in Deir al-Zour, Syria.

Saint Anthony of Padua († 1231), also known as Anthony of Lisbon, was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. Noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick, he was one of the most-quickly canonized saints in church history. He was canonized in 1232 by Pope Gregory IX and was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1946. He is the patron saint of Lisbon, lost items, lost people, lost souls, American Indians; amputees; animals; Brazil; elderly people; faith in the Blessed Sacrament; fishermen; harvests; horses; lower animals; mail; mariners; oppressed people; poor people; Portugal; pregnant women; shipwrecks; starvation; sterility; swineherds; travel hostesses; and travelers. His feast day is celebrated on June 13.

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, S.J. (Italian: Luigi Gonzaga; † 1591) was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of an epidemic. He was beatified in 1605, and canonized in 1726. He is a patron of students, Christian youth, Jesuit scholastics, the blind, AIDS patients, AIDS caregivers.

Saint Sabinus, Bishop of Canossa (†566). A native of Canossa, Sabinus was a well-known and popular figure in the city prior to his elevation as bishop. Pope St. Agapitus I used him as a legate (535-536) to the court of Emperor Jutinian at Constantinople. He is venerated as the Patron Saint of Bari and his feast day is commemorated on December 11. 

The Holy Martyr Victor of Milan, also Victor the Moor and Victor Maurus (†303)  was a Christian soldier in the Roman army who was tortured and beheaded in the early fourth century after his destruction of altars to Roman pagan gods revealed his Christian faith. Dragged to the Hippodrome of the Circus in the presence of Maximian Herculean, he refused to betray his beliefs despite the torments to which he was subjected. Whipped and imprisoned, after an almost miraculous escape, he was again captured. He was dragged into a nearby elm wood and decapitated around the year 303. Numerous churches have been dedicated to him in the city itself and throughout the Diocese of Milan. His memorial day is May 8 in the Roman Catholic Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Victor is the patron saint of prisoners and exiles.

Saint Francis of Assisi (†1226), was an Italian Roman Catholic friar and preacher who founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis, and the Custody of the Holy Land. According to Christian tradition, in 1224 he received the stigmata during the apparition of a Seraphic angel in religious ecstasy, which would make him the first person in Christian tradition to bear the wounds of Christ's Passion. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history. Pope Gregory IX canonized Francis on 16 July 1228. Along with Catherine of Siena, he was designated patron saint of Italy. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment, and it became customary for churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on or near his feast day of 4 October.

Saint Pacificus of San Severino O.F.M. (†1721) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest known for being a miracle-worker. He was raised by his uncle Luzizio Bruni, archdeacon of the Cathedral of San Severino, a good and cultured man, but far too strict to care for a small child. In 1670 he took the Franciscan habit in the Order of the Reformati at Forano in the March of Ancona, taking the name "Pacificus". Suffering lameness and deafness in addition to blindness he was unable to continue giving missions and then cultivated the contemplative life. Despite chronic ill health, he moved between the monasteries of San Severino and Forano, holding responsible positions in both places. From 1692 to 1693, he held the post of Guardian in the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in San Severino, where he later died on 24 September 1721. Crowds turned out for his funeral and miracles were soon reported at his grave. In 1725 his mortal remains were placed in the abbey church. He was beatified on 4 August 1786, and canonized as a saint in 1839. He is considered the patron saint of those with chronic pain. His feast day is celebrated on 24 September.

Saint Leonard of Port Maurice, O.F.M., (Italian: San Leonardo da Porto Maurizio) († 1751) was an Italian Franciscan preacher and ascetic writer called "the great missionary of the 18th century". Pope Pius VI pronounced his beatification on 19 June 1796, and Pope Pius IX his canonization on 29 June 1867. St. Leonard's Church in Boston, founded in 1873, is the first Roman Catholic Church in New England built by Italian immigrants. His Feast is celebrated on November 27.

Additional Info

  • ID#: 69-RSCR98-9
  • Size: 49 x 38 mm
  • Age: ca. 1850s
  • Origin: Italy
  • Materials: brass, glass, silk, paper, silver, Spanish wax
  • Price: $975
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