Monstrance reliquary with relics of 10 Saints: St. Columba, St. Faustinus, St. Privates, St. Agapitus, St. Francis Regis, St. Blandine, St. Simplicius, St. Thecla, St. Boniface & St. Justina

A French bronze monstrance reliquary with a central quatrefoil glass-fronted round cavity is housing relics of ten Christian Saints and Martyrs; St. Columba, St. Faustinus, St. Privates, St. Agapitus, St. Francis Regis, St. Blandine, St. Simplicius, St. Thecla, St. Boniface & St. Justina. The relics are affixes to the ground of silk surrounded by gilt paperolle ornamentation are identified in Latin on manuscript cedulae labels. On its back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured by an undisturbed seal of red Spanish wax with an imprint of a coat of arms of an unidentified Roman Catholic Bishop.

Saint Columba of Sens (†273) was a Christian Martyr. Born in Spain to a pagan noble family, Columba fled to Gaul (Sens, France) during the persecution of Emperor Aurelian to escape idolatry and preserve her Christian faith and virginity. She lived ascetically until arrested for her beliefs. After miraculously surviving flames, she was beheaded. Her Feast Day is commemorated on 31 December.

Saint Faustinus of Brescia, († c. 120) was born into a noble family in Brescia, northern Italy. Saint Faustinus (a priest) and his brother Jovita (a deacon) fearlessly preached the Gospel during the persecution under Emperor Hadrian. Arrested for refusing to worship pagan gods, they endured brutal tortures in Brescia, Rome, and Naples. Wild beasts reportedly refused to harm them. They were beheaded in Brescia around 120. His Feast Day is commemorated on 15 February.

Saint Privatus (Privat) of Mende († c. 3rd–4th century) was a bishop of Mende in the Gévaudan region of Gaul (southern France), He courageously protected his flock during barbarian invasions. Captured and brutally tortured to force him to reveal the hiding places of Christians, he refused and was slain. His Feast Day is commemorated on 21 August.

Saint Agapitus of Palestrina (also Agapito)(†c. 274) was a noble youth (aged about 15) from Palestrina (ancient Praeneste, near Rome). He boldly professed Christianity during the persecution under Emperor Aurelian. Arrested by the prefect Antiochus, he endured severe scourging and torture but remained steadfast. Thrown to wild beasts in the arena, which miraculously refused to harm him, he was finally beheaded on 18 August. Venerated since early times, he is patron of Palestrina and invoked against colic. His Feast Day is commemorated on 18 August.

Saint Jean-François Régis, known as Saint John Francis Regis (†1640), was a French priest of the Society of Jesus, who spent most of his life serving the marginalized and is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. John Francis Regis was beatified by Pope Clement XI on 18 May 1716, and canonized by Pope Clement XII on 5 April 1737. He is a holy patron of Regis University, Regis High School, New York City, Regis Jesuit High School Aurora, CO and lacemakers.

Saint Blandina of Lyon (†c. 177) was a young Christian slave in Lugdunum (modern Lyon, Gaul), Blandina was arrested during the fierce persecution under Emperor Marcus Aurelius in 177. Despite her frail body and low status, she endured horrific tortures—scourging, burning, and exposure to wild beasts—with unshakable faith, repeatedly declaring, “I am a Christian, and nothing vile is done amongst us.” She encouraged her companions and was the last to die: bound in a net, tossed by a bull, and finally slain by the sword. Her Feast Day is commemorated on 2 June.

Saint Simplicius of Rome († c. 303) was a Roman Christian and brother of Saints Faustinus and Beatrix (Beatrice). He was arrested with Faustinus during the Diocletian persecution. The two brothers endured cruel tortures, including savage beatings with clubs, for refusing to sacrifice to pagan gods. They were finally beheaded; their bodies were thrown into the Tiber River. Their sister Beatrix recovered and buried them honorably before her own martyrdom. Her Feast Day is commemorated on 29 July.

Saint Thecla was a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. Thecla was miraculously saved from burning at the stake by the onset of a storm and traveled with Paul to Antioch of Pisidia. There, a nobleman named Alexander desired Thecla and attempted to rape her. Thecla fought him off, tearing his cloak and knocking his coronet off his head in the process. She was put on trial for assault. She was sentenced to be eaten by wild beasts but was again saved by a series of miracles when the female beasts protected her against her male aggressors. While in the arena, she baptized herself by throwing herself into a nearby lake full of aggressive seals. Thecla rejoined Paul in Myra, traveling to preach the word of God and becoming an icon, encouraging women to imitate her by living a life of chastity and following the word of God. She became a healer, performed many miracles, but remained constantly persecuted. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, She is called "apostle and protomartyr among women" and "equal-to-apostles in sanctity". Her Feast Day is celebrated on September 23.

Saint Boniface, Martyr (†c. 754) known as the "Apostle of Gnermany," was a Benedictine monk born in England. He left his homeland as a missionary and converted pagan Germanic tribes, felled the sacred Donar Oak at Geismar, founded monasteries, and organised the Church in Germany as Archbishop of Mainz. In old age, while preparing converts for Confirmation in Frisia, he and 52 companions were massacred by pagans. Her Feast Day is celebrated on: 5 June.

Saint Justina of Antioch († 304 AD) is a Christian martyr saint, known for converting Cyprian, a pagan magician of Antioch. Justina was said to have been a young woman who took private vows of chastity. A would-be suitor sought a magic spell to induce Justina to marry him. The charms had no effect on Justina, who spent her time in prayer and fasting. Brought to despair, Cyprian made the sign of the cross himself and in this way was freed from the toils of Satan. He was received into the Church, was made pre-eminent by miraculous gifts, and became in succession deacon, priest and, finally, bishop, while Justina became the abbess of a convent. During the Diocletian persecution, both were seized and taken to Damascus, where they were tortured. As their faith never wavered, they were brought before Diocletian at Nicomedia, where at his command they were beheaded on the bank of the river Gallus. The relics of Saint Justina of Antioch rest in the Church of Saint Anthony, in Lisbon, after being transferred from St. Lawrence's Cemetery in Rome by Pope Pius VI in 1777. Her feast day is commemorated by the Catholic Church on September 26 and on October 2 by the Eastern Orthodox Church.