Russian Store - Reliquary theca with relics of St. Peter of Alcantara, O.F.M., Patron Saint of Brazil

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Vasilike, MD

Thank you so much for the beautiful icons! I received them today and love them. They are exquisite. Thank you, too, for arranging a payment plan for me, and for putting a wire on the back of each so I can hang them. I can't wait to do so.

Stephen, FL

I received my shipment of relics today, and wanted to thank you. They are BEAUTIFUL. And the certificates are beautiful too. Thank you for carefully packaging everything with such care (relics in a wooden treasure box and certificates in clear plastic). These relics are indeed a treasure and will be honored tonight when I pray vespers. I will be definitely be looking to buy more relics from the Russian Store in the future.

Ciprian, Romania

Today I received the package from you. I'm very happy . The icons are special. Thank you very much !

Sister Anna, Australia

I received the relic. The packaging and laminate explaining what it is, is excellent. I will buy more from you in the future. Thank you!

Отец Дмитрий, Москва

Мощи получил в целости и сохранности! Дай Бог здравия и благоденствия ребятам доставившим святыню в Россию! Ещё раз благодарю Вас за ту радость которую вы подарили мне и нашей обители в мощах святого Бенедикта. Храни Вас Христос!

Reliquary theca with relics of St. Peter of Alcantara, O.F.M., Patron Saint of Brazil

Oval crystal-fronted silver pendant reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Peter of Alcantara. The relic is affixed to a gilt paper star on a silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as Ex Oss. S. Petri de Alcanth. Confess. (of the bone of Peter of Alcantara, Confessor). On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Ferdinando Minucci (†1856), Archbishop of Florence (1828-1856).

Saint Peter of Alcantara, O.F.M. (Spanish: San Pedro de Alcántara) († 1562), was a Spanish Franciscan friar noted as a man of remarkable austerity and poverty who traveled throughout Spain preaching the Gospel to the poor. He wrote a Treatise on Prayer and Meditation, which was considered a masterpiece by St. Teresa, St. Francis de Sales, and Louis of Granada. While in prayer and contemplation, he was often seen in ecstasies and levitation. On his deathbed, he was offered a glass of water, which he refused, saying, "Even my Lord Jesus Christ thirsted on the Cross...". He was beatified in Rome by Pope Gregory XV on April 18, 1622, and canonized by Pope Clement IX on April 28, 1669. He is a Patron Saint of Brazil, Eucharistic adoration, and Estremadura.