1783 Vatican documented reliquary with relic of St. Pantaleon (Panteleimon), Greatmartyr & Unmercenary Healer
A glass-fronted gilt brass reliquary theca pendant housing precious relic of Saint Panteleimon. The relic is displayed on a ground of silk decorated with gilt paperole and silver wire ornamentation and is identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as S. Pantaleoni M. (Saint Panteleimon, Martyr). On the back, behind the protective lid, the reliquary is secured by a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Fr. Orazio Mattei (†1792) Titular Archbishop of Colossae (1767-1792) and an important Vatican official. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued in the Vatican in 1783 by Bishop Mattei under the authority of Pope Pius VI.
Saint Panteleimon (or Pantaleon), Greatmartyr was the Unmercenary Healer martyred under the reign of Emperor Maximian (ca. 305 A.D.). Saint Panteleimon had been educated as a physician, and he "dedicated his life to the suffering, the sick, the unfortunate and the needy. He treated all those who turned to him without charge, healing them in the name of Jesus Christ. He is a Holy Patron of physicians, midwives, livestock, lottery winners and victories, invoked against headaches, consumption, locusts, witchcraft, accidents and loneliness, helper for crying children.
