Oval glass-fronted silvered brass pendant reliquary theca housing the first-class Ex tela imbuto sanguinis (from the cloth soaked in blood) relic of Saint Vincent de Paul. The relic is affixed to a gilt paper burst on a background of silk, surrounded by a silver wire and ornamentation and identified in Latin on a fancy manuscript cedula label as Ex Tela imb. Sang. S. Vincentii a Paulo Conf. (from the cloth soaked in the blood of Saint Vincent de Paul, Confessor). On the back, the reliquary is secured by the perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax with a coat of arms of Fr. Francesco Maria Ginori (†1775), Bishop of Fiesole, Italy (1736–1775).
Saint Vincent de Paul († 1660) was a French Roman Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor. He is a Holy Patron of charities; horses; hospitals; leprosy; lost articles; Madagascar; prisoners; Richmond, Virginia; spiritual help; Saint Vincent de Paul Societies; Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory; Vincentian Service Corps; and volunteers. The Society of St Vincent de Paul was founded in 1833 to sanctify its members through personal service to the poor. His feast day is commemorated on 27 September.