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1993 Vatican documented reliquary with relic of St. Philip Neri, Apostle of Rome, Founder of the Congregation of the Oratory

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Round glass-fronted white-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Philip Neri. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Philip. Nerii (Saint Philip Neri). 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 Monsignor Ugo Poletti, the Vicar General of Rome (1973-1997). The reliquary is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Cardinal Poletti in 1993. 

Saint Philip Neri, (Italian: Filippo Romolo Neri; † 1595), known as the Apostle of Rome, was an Italian priest noted for founding a society of secular clergy called the Congregation of the Oratory of Filippo Neri. Patron of Rome, Mandaluyong, US Special Forces, Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, laughter, humor, and joy.

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ID#:
04-RSHGR
Size:
33 mm across
Age:
ca. 1993
Origin:
Vatican
Materials:
metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
Price:
$1,27520% off$1,020
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