2 thecae with relics of 4 early Martyr saints: St Benignus of Dijon, St Justine of Padua, St Crescentius & St Fructuosus of Tarragona

A matching pair of oval silver glass-fronted reliquary thecae, containing the first-class ex ossibus relics of relics of four martyr saints:Saint Benignus of Dijon, Saint Justine of Padua, Saint Crescentius of Rome, and Saint Fructuosus of Tarragona. The relics are affixed to a red silk background and is titled on a paper cedula as S.Benigni M / S. Iustina M. and S. Crescentii M. / S. Fructuosi M. Back of the thecae are secured by perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax with coat of arms of Luigi Fransoni († 1862) Archbishop of Turin (1832-1862). The thecae are housed in the original tooled leather-clad silk-lined case.

• Saint Benignus of Dijon (French: Saint Bénigne) was a martyr honored as the patron saint and first herald of Christianity of Dijon, Burgundy
• Saint Justina (Justine) of Padua is a Christian saint, known for converting Cyprian, a pagan magician of Antioch. She is said to have been martyred in the year 304 AD. Justina was said to have been a young woman who took private vows of chastity and was killed during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. She is a patron saint of Padua.
• Saint Crescentius of Rome is venerated by the Roman Catholic Church as a child martyr during the persecutions of Diocletian, who, at the age of 11, was beheaded on the via Salaria, outside of the city walls.
• Saint Fructuosus of Tarragona († 259) was a bishop, Christian saint, and martyr and an important name in the early history of Christianity in Hispania.