Spectacular silver reliquary monstrance housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of Saint Sebastian, Martyr. An extremely large precious relic measuring an incredible 8 cm (3 inches in length) is decorated by silver wire and pearls and affixed inside the reliquary monstrance and identified on a manuscript paper cedula label as S. Sebastiani Martir . On the back, the relic is certified by two perfectly preserved seals of red Spanish wax with a coat of arms of Monsignor Carlo Oppizzioni, Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme (1804) and the Archbishop of Bologna (1802 - 1831). The reliquary is hallmarked with French silver marks of Paris and Aude (Southern France) dating to the first third of the 19th century.
Saint Sebastian († c. 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to Christian belief, he was killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians. He is commonly depicted in art and literature tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows. Patron of Soldiers, plague-stricken, archers, holy Christian death, athletes, Negombo, and Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac.