An attractive ca. 1930's Art Deco silver reliquary housing an 18th-century double-crystal silver-set reliquary with  particle relics of the Precious Wood of the True Cross of Jesus Christ. Inside the five-sided glass-fronted cavity hangs a crystal reliquary containing precious relics.  The inner reliquary is secured by a seal of red Spanish wax with an imprint of a coat of arms of Francesco Antonio Marcucci (†1798), Vicegerent of Rome and Titular Patriarch of Constantinople.On the back side, the outer reliquary is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Fr. Bishop Gaston-Antoine Rasneur (†1939) Bishop of Tournai, Belgium (1924–1939). The reliquary is accompanied … Подробнее

A small gilt silver cruciform reliquary monstrance decorated with intricate filigee and red garnet stones. A central glass-fronted round cavity is housing particles from the Wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The relics are displayed in a cruciform shape on the ground of red silk and are identified on a typeset cedula label as Vera Crucis DNJ. (The True Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ). 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. The back of the cap … Подробнее

A large oval glass-fronted brass pendant reliquary theca housing relics of the True Cross surrounded by 16 precious relics of Christ's Live and Passion and the Holy Family –  of the Holy Manger, Of the Holy Nativity Grotto, Of the Table of the Last Supper, of the Column of the Flagellation, of the Stone of Oblation, of the Stone of Circumcision, of the Purple Vestment, of the Sweat Cloth (Sudario), Of the Holy Whip of the Flagellation (Flagellum), of the Christ's Empty Tomb (Sepulcher), of the Site of the Last Supper, of the Christ's Sudarium, of the Veil of the Blessed Virgin … Подробнее

An oval glass-fronted brass pendant reliquary theca housing relics of the True Cross surrounded by three precious relics of Christ's Passion - of the Holy Thorn from the Crown of Thorns, of the Holy Shroud, of the Sepulcher, and relics of five Apostles: St. Andrew, St. Thomas, St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Matthew.  The relics are affixed to the ground of red silk in compartments of gilt paperolle and silver wire and identified in Latin on manuscript cedulae labels.On the back, under a protective lid, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat … Подробнее

A large oval glass-fronted brass pendant reliquary theca housing relics of Saint John the Baptist surrounded by 18 precious relics of the Virgin Mary's Parents, Christ's Apostles and Evangelists –  St. Joachim, St. Anne, St. Peter the Apostle, St. Paul the Apostle, St. James the Lesser the Apostle, St. Thomas the Apostle, St. Philipp the Apostle, St. Matthias the Apostle, St. Thaddeus the Apostle, St. Barnabas the Apostle, St. Mark the Evangelist, St. Luke the Evangelist, St. Matthew the Apostle, St. Simon the Apostle, St. Bartholomew the Apostle, St. James the Great the Apostle, St. John the Apostle, and St. Andrew the Apostle.  The relics are affixed to a blue ground and identified in Latin on typeset … Подробнее

Large silver glass-fronted reliquary decorated with intricate filigree housing relics of the Wood from the True Cross. The relics are arranged in a crucifix shape, affixed to the background of red silk decorated with silver wire ornamentation and identified on a paper cedula label as Ex Lingo SS. Cucis D.N.J.C.  (of the Wood of the Most Holy Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Fr. Giovanni Pietro Augustoni O.E.S.A. (†1839), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon and Sacristan of the Apostolic Palace (1829–1839). 

Oval glass-fronted silver pendant reliquary theca housing a relic from the Wood of The True Cross.  The relics are affixed to a ground of black silk in a cruciform shape and identified in French on a manuscript cedula label as Vraie Croix // de N.S.J.C. (Of the True Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ). On the back, under a protective cap with an image of the Crucified Lord, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of an unidentified Roman Catholic Archbishop.

Святой Прокопий Кесарийский ( †8 июля 303) — христианский святой, почитаемый в лике великомучеников. Память в Православной церкви совершается 8 (21) июля шестеричным богослужением. Согласно житию, Прокопий происходил из знатной римской семьи, проживавшей в Иерусалиме. Его отцом был христианин Христофор, а матерью язычница Феодосия. Рано лишившись отца он был воспитан матерью и, поступив на военную службу, быстро сделал карьеру. В 303 году был назначен императором Диоклетианом проконсулом в Александрию, получив поручение преследовать местных христиан. По дороге около сирийского города Апамея Неанию явился Иисус Христос (аналогично видению апостола Павла) и этим обратил его в христианство. Неаний проявил себя в борьбе с язычниками, о чём стало известно его матери, которая подала на имя императора жалобу, что сын не почитает языческих богов. Неаний был вызван к прокуратору Иудеи Иусту, где ему вручили послание императора с требованием поклониться римским богам. Неаний разорвал послание, что было расценено как оскорбление императора. Святого арестовали и направили в Кесарию Палестинскую, где подвергли пыткам. После истязаний, как повествует житие, Неанию в темнице вновь явился Христос и сам крестил его под именем Прокопий. Прокопий был подвергнут многочисленным пыткам и его стойкость во время них обратили в христианство множество горожан, в том числе и его мать. По распоряжению прокуратора Флавиана Прокопий был усечён мечом в 303 году, тело его было тайно погребено местными христианами.

Spectacular large cruciform reliquary monstrance made of lacquered wood decorated with a silver figure of crucified Christ, silver finials, and plaques depicting Skull over Crossed Bones and the Lamb of God. A removable ornate theca housing particles from the wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ is placed in the oval cavity at the base of the monstrance. The relics are displayed in a cruciform shape surrounded by paperolle ornamentation and are identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as S. Crusis D.N.J.C. (Holy Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ). On its back, the theca is secured by an undisturbed seal of … Подробнее

18th-century angel-form reliquary made of painted and gilded wood with front glass panel housing significant first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of two Unmercenary healers: Saints Cosmas and Damian. The relics are affixed to a red silk background and identified on paper cedulae labels as S. Cosmae Mart. / S Damiani Mart. (Saint Cosmas Martyr / Saint Damian Martyr). On the back, the reliquary is protected by a crisscrossed silk ribbon held in place by four seals of red Spanish wax with clear imprints of a coat of arms of an unidentified Catholic Bishop. The reliquary has damage on the left side where the … Подробнее