1994 Vatican Documented Theca with Relics of St. Peter Nolasco & St. Peter Damian

Round glass-fronted yellow-metal reliquary theca with a scalloped openwork border housing first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of Saint Peter Nolasco and Saint Peter Damian. The relics are affixed to small white flower-shaped mounts against a deep-red silk ground and identified in Latin on typeset cedula labels as S. Petri Nolas. and S. Petri Dam. (Saint Peter Nolasco and Saint Peter Damian). On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured by a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Cardinal Camillo Ruini the Vicar General of Rome (1991-2008). The reliquary is accompanied by a matching authentics document issued through the Vicariate of Rome on May 20, 1994, bearing the signature of Bishop Giuseppe Mani, Auxiliary Bishop of Rome, and registration number 560. The document specifies both relics as ex ossibus and identifies Saint Peter Damian as Bishop and Doctor of the Church.

Saint Peter Nolasco (†1256) was a religious founder devoted to the liberation of Christian captives. In 1218, he established the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, commonly known as the Mercedarians, in Barcelona. The order collected alms and undertook missions to ransom captives, making their release its principal work of charity. Pope Urban VIII confirmed his cult in 1628, recognizing him as a saint. His feast day is celebrated on May 6.

Saint Peter Damian (†1072) was an Italian Benedictine monk, cardinal-bishop of Ostia, and prominent advocate of ecclesiastical reform. A leading figure at the hermitage of Fonte Avellana, he combined an austere contemplative life with service to the papacy, opposing clerical corruption and promoting discipline within the Church. Venerated as a saint following his death, he was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XII in 1828. His feast day is February 21.