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Reliquary theca with a second-class relic of Saint Andrew Avellino, invoked against sudden death

Oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing ex veste (of the vestment) relic of Saint Andrew Avellino. The relic is identified in Latio on a manuscript cedula label as Ex Veste S. Andreae Avel. (of the vestment of St. Andrew Avellino) On the back, the theca is secured by a seal of red Spanish wax with inprint of a coat of arms of a Catholic Bishop. 

Saint Andrew Avellino († 1608) was an Italian Theatine priest who led a life busy in preaching, hearing confessions, visiting the sick, and writing.Born at Castronuovo, a small town in the province of Potenza Basilicata, his baptismal name was Lancelotto, which out of love for the cross he changed into Andrew when he entered the Order of Theatines. He was so successful in converting sinners and heretics by his prudence in the direction of souls and by his eloquent preaching, that numerous disciples thronged around him, eager to be under his spiritual guidance. Saint Andrew was Beatified in 1624 by Pope Urban VIII and Canonized in 1712 by Pope Clement XI. He is a patron of Naples, Sicily, and invoked against sudden death. 

Additional Info

  • ID#: 11-DDCR125-5
  • Size: 38 mm x 30 mm
  • Age: ca. 1850
  • Origin: Italy
  • Materials: Brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price: $500
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