Reliquary theca with relic of Saint Vincent Ferrer

Small crystal-fronted silver reliquary theca housing reic of Saint Vincent Ferrer. The relic is affixed to a background of red silk and surrounded by paperole and twisted wire ornamentation. It is labeled on a paper cedula as S. Vincent F, and secured on the back with red Spanish wax.

 Saint Vincent Ferrer, O.P., (†1419) was a Valencian Dominican friar, who gained acclaim as a missionary and a logician who was canonized by Pope Calixtus III in 1455. His feast day is celebrated on 5 April. He is a holy patron of builders, construction workers, plumbers, fishermen, and orphanages.