1990 Documented reliquary theca with relics of 3 Martyrs: St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Vietnamese St. Dominic Trach & St. Blaise of Sebaste
Round glass-fronted yellow-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of three Christian Martyrs: Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Vietnamese martyr Saint Dominic Trach, and Saint Blaise. The relics are affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedulae labels. On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of The Order of Preachers, (commonly known as the Dominican Order), The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued in 1990 by the Postulator General of the Order responsible for the cause of beatification and canonization.
Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, O.F.M. Cap. (†1622) was a Capuchin friar who was a major figure in the Counter-Reformation, and was murdered by his opponents at Seewis in Prättigau, now part of Switzerland. Fidelis was canonized in 1746. His Feast day is celebrated on April 24.
Saint Dominic Trach O.P. († 1840) was a Vietnamese Catholic martyr matching this reference. Born around northern Vietnam, he joined the Dominican Order, was ordained a priest, and served as a pastor. During the anti-Christian persecutions under Emperor Minh Mạng, he was arrested in 1839, endured torture, and was beheaded on September 18, 1840, in Nam Định. He is one of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 19, 1988. His feast day is September 18 (or November 24 in the group).
Saint Blaise, also known as Saint Blase, was a physician, and bishop of Sebastea in historical Armenia. According to the Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, attacked with iron combs, and beheaded. He is the patron saint of wool combers. In the Latin Church his feast falls on 3 February, in the Eastern Churches on 11 February. Patron of Animals, builders, choking, veterinarians, throats, infants, Maratea, Italy, Sicily, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, Rubiera, stonecutters, carvers, and wool workers.



