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Reliquary theca with a relic of St. Teresa of Ávila (of Jesus), Holy Patron of bodily ills

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Reliquary theca with a relic of St. Teresa of Ávila (of Jesus), Holy Patron of bodily ills

Oval glass-fronted brass pendant reliquary theca housing first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Teresa of Ávila. The relic is affixed to a gilt paper starburst on a silk ground, surrounded by silver wire and gilt paperolle ornamentation, and identified in Latin on a fancy manuscript cedula label as Ex Os. S. Theresiae V. (of the bone of Saint Teresa of Ávila). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of an unidentified Roman Catholic Bishop.

Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus († 1582), was a prominent Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, author during the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered to be, along with John of the Cross, a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. She was canonized in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV, and in 1970 was named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI. She is a Holy Patron of bodily ills; headaches; chess; loss of parents; people in need of grace; people in religious orders; people ridiculed for their piety; sick people; and sickness.

Additional Info

  • ID#: 14-RSCR98-9
  • Size: 34 x 27 mm
  • Age: ca. 18th century
  • Origin: Italy
  • Materials: brass, glass, silk, paper, silver, Spanish wax
  • Price: $975
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