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Collection of Catholic Reliquaries with Paper Authentics

The certification document that accompanies a sealed reliquary is often times referred to as the authentics.  On the top of the document is the name and position (and sometimes but not always a coat of arms) of the Roman Catholic ecclesiastic official who has authenticated the relic(s). This could be the Postulator General of the religious order, the Vicar General of the Roman Curia, a local Archbishop / Bishop or their vicars.

The body of copy that is usually written in Latin with the variation of the following text:

To all and each who will inspect our [document] we make a sure pact and attest, just as we have for many presented sacred relics, that we recognize them as picked out from authentic places, with legitimate documentation, and confirmed by seal; from these [relics] we have removed a [description of the relic], which in reverence we have placed in a silver theca, oval in shape, guarded by a single pane of glass [and] bound on the back by a cord of true silk, red in color, secured by the impression of our seal in red Spanish wax. We have given said Holy Relic as a gift with the permission to keep it among yourselves, to give it on to others, and to exhibit publicly in whatever church, oratory, or chapel for the adoration of the Faithful, and for the greater glory of God, Greatest and Best, and the veneration and worship of His Saints. 

The document is a public acclamation as to the authenticity of the relic, of which a high-ranking ecclesiastic official has signed his name. Typed or hand-written into the blank areas is the name of the saint and abbreviation of the cause of their sainthood, as well as any distinction of honor that the Catholic Church might have placed on them posthumously. There is also a description of the relic itself, and a description of a theca or a reliquary that it is housed in. On the bottom of the authentic is the date of issuance, the seal of the office, and the signature of the authenticator.

On the back of the theca, there is a seal of red Spanish wax. The relic itself is held in place in the theca by threads that cross over it. The threads are fed through the walls of the theca on opposing sides and it is sealed shut with a wax seal bearing the imprint with an insignia of issuing religious authority. This seal and the threads should under no circumstances be broken because they protect the integrity and validity of the authentication. 

1838 documented silver reliquary monstrance with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ in original case

19th-century French cruciform  reliquary monstrance made of ebony wood decorated with solid silver finials and rays of light housing a glass-fronted silver theca with particles from the wood from the True Cross of Jesus ChristThe relics are displayed in a  glass-fronted removable theca placed in the center of the reliquary and identified in Latin as Verae Crucis ([from the] True Cross). The theca is secured by an undisturbed seal of red Spanish wax with an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Giovanni Pietro Augustoni O.E.S.A. (†1839), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon and and Sacristan of the Apostolic Palace (1829–1839). It comes with an original matching authetics documents issued and signed by Fr. Augustoni in 1838. The reliquary is housed in its original fitted leather-clad case.

  • ID# 45-RSSR-2
  • Size 18 inches (46 cm) tall
  • Age ca. 1838 dated
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials ebony wood, silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax, leather, wood.
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

Documented arm reliquary with important relics of Saint Abundius, Miracleworker, Deacon & Martyr

Reliquary in the form of a realistically rendered arm with blessing fingers made of silvered and gilt papier-maché containing, in the mid-section cavity, a removable oval glass-fronted silvered brass theca with two historically significant first-class relics of an early Christian martyr Saint Abundius of Rome, identified on a manuscript cedula label as of the dens  (tooth) and digiti iunctura (part of a finger).  On the back, the theca is secured by an impression in red Spanish wax of a seal of fr. Giuseppe Mancini (†1855), Archbishop of Siena (1824-1855).The reliquary is accompanied by the original certification document issued and hand-signed in 1829 by Fr. Giuseppe Mancini.

The document describes the relic in Italian as follows:

Giuseppe Mancini
by the grace of God, and of the Holy Apostolic See
Archbishop of Siena  Domestic Prelate of His Holiness and assistant to the papal throne

We publicly acknowledge with our present letters for the greater glory of God and veneration of his saints, having recognized the following sacred relics, namely: a tooth and a bone of a finger of Saint Abundius priest, monk, and Martyr ... We placed ... extracted from authentic places, in a glass-fronted silvered brass case of oval oblong shape and housed in a silver-plated papier-mache reliquary in [the shape of] an arm. 

  • ID# 184-RSCR-2
  • Size 17 3/4 in (45 cm) high
  • Age ca. 1829
  • Origin Siena, Italy
  • Materials Silvered and gilt papier-mache reliquary, silvered brass theca
  • Price Price upon request
  • Orthodox Cross

Extremely rare documented reliquary theca with four relics of Saint Pope John Paul II

Extremely rare round gilt metal reliquary theca housing the first- and second-class pre-canonization relics of Saint Pope John Paul II. The relics are affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a bi-color typeset cedula label as Ex Lapide et Arca Sepulcrali // Beati Joannis Pauli II Papae // ex Capillis ey ex Jndumentis. (of the sepulcher stone and casket, of the hair and clothing of the Blessed Pope John Paul II).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Postulator General of the Cause for Canonization of  Pope John Paul II. The relic comes in the original case of issue embellished with a coat of arms of Saint Pope John Paul II and is accompanied by an original matching authentics document issued in 2011 and signed by Rev. Slawomir Oder, the Postulator General of the Cause for Canonization of  Pope John Paul II. We obtained this extremely rare item from someone who worked at the Vatican and received it directly from the Postulator General. This item is appropriate for public and private veneration.

  • ID# 04-SPJP-16
  • Size 52 mm ( 2 1/4 inches) across
  • Age ca. 2011
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials brass, glass, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request

1867 Documented Reliquary with facsimile Relics of the Holy Nails of Jesus Christ

Finely-cast bronze French Gothic style reliquary cabinet containing three facsimile third-class touch relics of the Holy Nails of Jesus Christ. The nails are certified by the individual seals of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of the Monastery of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem in Rome. The relics are identified in French on a fancy cedula label as Fac simile des Clous de la Vraie Croix (Facsimile of the Nails of the True Cross).

The reliquary cabinet contains the original matching authentics document stating the following:

We attest to each and every one reading the present document that the enclosed three iron nails fastened with red silk ribbons to the secure seals, were placed near the Sacred Nail, the very sacred relic with which Our Lord Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross, that We, the Cistercians preserved in the inner chapel of the urban Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, and the nails were made artistically to be elaborate so that it may seem very similar to the original. This document is issued in Rome in our Monastery of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem on July 2, 1867.

The reliquary is suitable for private and public veneration. 

  • ID# 37-RSSR-2
  • Size 14 inches tall x 9 inches across x 6 1/2 inches deep (35 cm x 23 cm x 17 cm)
  • Age ca. 1867
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials Bronze, glass, velvet, silk, wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Orthodox Cross

1903 Documented reliquary with a relic of St. Jane Frances de Chantal, founder of the Congregation of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Visitandines)

Finely cast bronze Neo-Gothic style chapel-shaped reliquary containing a significant first-class ex dentis (tooth) relic of Saint Jane Frances de Chantal. The relic is identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as Ste de Chantal and certified by a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of the coat of arms of Monsignor Henri-Victor Altmayer O.P. (†1930), Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq. The relic comes with its original matching authentics document signed by Fr. Altmayer in 1903.  

  • ID# 31-RSMIS-167
  • Size 5 1/2 inches (14 cm) tall
  • Age ca. 1903
  • Origin Baghdad, Iraq
  • Materials bronze, glass, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request

1735 Documented reliquary with relics of St. Lawrence, Deacon of Rome, Martyr

Fancy oval crystal-fronted silver pendant reliquary theca embellished on the outside by an intricate silver filigree decoration housing precious first-class ex ossibus (from the bone) relic of Saint Lawrence of RomeThe substantial relic is affixed to a multicolored silk background decorated with gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified on a manuscript cedula label as S. Laurentii  Mart.  (St. Lawrence, Martyr). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly-preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Cristoforo Palmieri (†1739) Bishop of Sovana (Soana) (1728-1739). The relic is accompanied by an original matching authentics document issued and signed by Fr.  Palmieri in 1735. Comes in the original tooled leather silk lined case of issue. 

  • ID# 265-RSCR-6
  • Size 72 x 57 mm
  • Age ca. 1736
  • Origin Sovana, Italy
  • Materials Silver, crystal, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $4,500
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1868 Documented reliquary with relics of St. Barbara, the Great Martyr

Ornate glass-fronted silver reliquary embellished on the outside by an intricate silver filigree decoration housing a substantial first-class relic of Saint Barbara, the Great Martyr. The relic is affixed to a multicolored silk background decorated with gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified on a manuscript cedula label as Ex Ossibus // S. Barbarae V.M.  (from the bone of St. Barbara, Virgin & Martyr). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly-preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Cardinal Giovanni Lercari (†1802), Archbishop of Genova (1767–1802). The relic is accompanied by an original matching authentics document issued and signed by Monsignor  Lercari in 1787.

  • ID# 262-RSCR-6
  • Size 75 x 60 mm
  • Age ca. 1787
  • Origin Genoa, Italy
  • Materials Silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $3,750
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

Important 1932 documented reliquary pendant with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

An impressive cruciform silver pendant housing large particle relics of the Wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The unusually large relics are housed inside the pendant cross under a hinged front panel, decorated on the frontside with engraved Instruments of Passion, and identified on a typeset cedula label as De Lingo SS. Crucis D.N.J.C. (of the wood from the Most Holy Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ).  On the back, the reliquary is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Milan. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued in Milan in 1932 by the Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster (†1954), Cardinal and Archbishop of Milano (1929–1954) who, himself, was declared a Blessed in 1996.

  • ID# 277-RSCR-5
  • Size 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches (87 x 52 mm)
  • Age ca. 1932
  • Origin Milan, Italy
  • Materials silver, glass, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1932 documented reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

A fancy cruciform silver pendant housing a smaller reliquary housing large particle relics of the Wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The relics are displayed in a cruciform shape within a smaller glass-fronted silver reliquary cross inserted into a larger silver pendant decorated on the back with the image of Crucified Christ.  On the back, the reliquary is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of the Order of Saint Augustine (Augustinian Hermits). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued in Rome by Fr. Daniel Delgado of a Virgin Rosary of the Order of Saint Augustine in 1932 in which the relic is described as Ligno Sanctissimu Crucis Domini Nostri Jesu Christi ([of the] Wood from the Most Precious Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ).

  • ID# 264-RSCR-1
  • Size 93 x 60 mm (3 1/2 x 2 1/3 inches)
  • Age ca. 1932
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials silver, glass, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1883 Documented crystal theca with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Fancy 18th-century double-crystal silver-set reliquary housing large particle relics of wood from the True Cross of Jesus ChristThe relics are displayed in cruciform shape under faceted rock crystal glass framed by an elaborate ornamental frame. The theca is protected by a seal of red wax with a perfectly preserved imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Adolphe-Louis-Albert Cardinal Perraud C.O. (†1906), Archbishop of Autun–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny, France (1874–1884), and Superior General of Société de l’Oratoire de Jésus (1884–1901). It comes with a re-certification document issued by Monsignor Perraud in 1884 with an additional hand-written and sealed certification on the right margin dated 1889.

  • ID# 230-RSCR-11
  • Size 75 x 50 mm ( 2 3/4 x 2 inches)
  • Age Reliquary - ca. 18th century, recertification and document 1889
  • Origin Autun, France
  • Materials crystal, silk, paper, beads, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

Documented reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Substantial oval glass-fronted silvered metal reliquary theca housing relics from the Holy Wood of the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The relics are affixed to a red silk background in a cruciform shape and identified on a paper cedula in the upper part as D.N.J.C. (Domini Nostri Jesus Christi  - Our Lord Jesus Christ)On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is protected by a seal of red wax with a clear imprint of a coat of arms of fr. Giovanni Tommaso Neuschel (†) in a capacity of Bishop of Parma (1843 - 1852)The reliquary is accompanied by a matching authentics document issued and signed by fr. Neuschel in 1845. 

  • ID# 15-RSMB-125
  • Size 46 x 36 mm
  • Age ca. 1845
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Price $5,750
  • Orthodox Cross

Documented theca with the first class ex ossibus relic of Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria

Large ornate silvered metal glass-fronted reliquary theca, containing very significant first class ex ossibus (of the bone) first class relic of Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria. The relic is titled on a paper cedula as Ex Oss. B Antonii Zaccaria. Back of the theca is secured by a perfecty preserved seal of red Spanish wax. The original autentics document is issued and signed by the Barnabite Order and dated 1897, in th eyear of his Canonization.

  • ID# 19-DDCR125-1
  • Size 120 x 100 mm
  • Age ca. 1897
  • Price $5,500

Rare documented reliquary theca with first-class hair relic of Saint Pope John Paul II

Rare round gilt metal reliquary theca housing the first-class relic of Saint Pope John Paul II. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a bi-color typeset cedula label as Ex Capillis Sancti Joannis Pauli II Papae. (of the hair of Saint Pope John Paul II).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Postulator General of the Cause for Canonization of  Pope John Paul II. The relic comes in the original case of issue embellished with a coat of arms of Saint Pope John Paul II and is accompanied by an original matching authentics document issued on April 27th of 2014 (the day of his canonization) and signed by Monsignor Slawomir Oder, Postulator General of the Cause for Canonization of  Pope John Paul II. We obtained this extremely rare item from someone who worked at the Vatican and received it directly from the Postulator General. This item is appropriate for public and private veneration.

  • ID# 6-RSJP-16
  • Size 34 mm (1 1/2 inches) across
  • Age ca. 2014
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials brass, glass, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request

Rare documented reliquary theca with first-class Precious Blood relic of Saint Pope John Paul II

Rare round gilt metal reliquary theca housing the first-class relic of Saint Pope John Paul II. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a bi-color typeset cedula label as Ex Sanguine Sancti Joannis Pauli II Papae. (of the blood of Saint Pope John Paul II).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Postulator General of the Cause for Canonization of  Pope John Paul II. The relic comes in the original case of issue embellished with a coat of arms of Saint Pope John Paul II and is accompanied by an original matching authentics document issued on April 27th of 2014 (the day of his canonization) and signed by Monsignor Slawomir Oder, Postulator General of the Cause for Canonization of  Pope John Paul II. The relic is a small piece of the bloodied cassock of Pope John Paul II when he was shot and wounded on 13 May 1981 during an attempted assassination. We obtained this extremely rare item from someone who worked at the Vatican and received it directly from the Postulator General. This item is appropriate for public and private veneration.

  • ID# 5-RSJP-16
  • Size 34 mm (1 1/2 inches) across
  • Age ca. 2014
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials brass, glass, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request

1862 documented reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

An attractive oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing sizable particle relics of the wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The relics are displayed in a cruciform shape surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as Ex Lingno SS. Crucis D.N.J. (of the wood from the Most Holy Cross of our Lord Jesus [Christ]).  On the back, the reliquary is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Cardinal Antonio Ligi-Bussi O.F.M. Conv. (†1862), Titular Archbishop of Iconium and Vicegerent (auxiliary Bishop) of the Diocese of Rome, Italy (1862). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Monsignor Ligi-Bussi in 1862.

  • ID# 263-RSCR-12
  • Size 38 x 35 mm
  • Age ca. 1862
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1868 Documented reliquary theca with relics of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Paschal Baylon, St. Clement, the Bl. James of Bitecto, St. Benignus of Dijon, St. Valerius & St. Valentine

Large oval glass-fronted brass reliquary theca housing ex Velo (of the Veil) relic of the Blessed Virgin Mary and relics of 7 Saints and Martyrs: Saint Paschal Baylon, Saint Clement of Rome, Pope & Martyr, the Blessed James (Jacob) of Bitecto, Saint Benignus of Dijon, Martyr, Saint Constantius, Martyr, Saint Valerius, Martyr, and Saint Valentine of Rome, Martyr. The relics are affixed to a ground elaborately decorated with paper ornamentation, architectural details, and figures of angels kneeling to a crucifix, centered around a beautiful hand-painted on porcelain portrait of the Virgin Mary with Child, and identified in Latin on manuscript cedulae labels.  On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured by a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Archbishop Fr. Tommaso Michele Salzano (†1890), Titular Bishop of Tanis & Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli (1854-1893). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Bishop Salzano in 1868.

  • ID# 269-RSCR-6
  • Size 5 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches (14.5 x 12.5 cm)
  • Age ca. 1868
  • Origin Naples, Italy
  • Materials Brass, glass, silk, porcelain, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request

1803 Vatican documented reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

A double-crystal silver-set reliquary housing sizable particle relics of wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The relics are displayed in a cruciform shape under faceted rock crystal glass.  On the back, the reliquary is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Cardinal Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia (†1830), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva and Vicar General of the Vatican under Pope Pius VII. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Monsignor della Somaglia in 1803.

  • ID# 75-RSMBR-5
  • Size 42 x 31 mm
  • Age ca. 1803
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials crystal, silver, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Orthodox Cross

Important documented theca with first class ex ossibus relic of Saint Alexander Sauli

Large ornate silvered metal glass-fronted reliquary theca, containing very significant ex ossibus (of the bone) first-class relic of Saint Alexander Sauli. The relic is titled on a paper cedula as Ex Oss. Ciner et Vestibus B Alex Saulii. Back of the theca is secured by a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax with a coat of arms of Luigi Fransoni († 1862) Archbishop of Turin (1832-1862). The theca is housed in original tooled leather brown velvet lined case and the original authentics document dated 1834.

  • ID# 21-DDCR125-1 *
  • Size 135 x 120 mm
  • Age ca. 1834, Italy
  • Price $4,500

1803 Vatican documented reliquary theca with relics of the Vestment of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Oval silver crystal-fronted reliquary housing the first-class ex Veste (of the vestment) relic of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The relic is affixed to the background of red silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a bi-color manuscript cedula label as B. M. V.  (the Blessed Virgin Mary). On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Cardinal Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia (†1830), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva and Vicar General of the Vatican under Pope Pius VII. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Monsignor della Somaglia in 1803.

  • ID# 67-RSMBR-4
  • Size 34 x 32 mm
  • Age ca. 1803
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silver, silk, crystal, Spanish wax
  • Price $4,250
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1885 Documented reliquary frame with facsimile relic of the Holy Nail of Jesus Christ

An attractive French glass-fronted wooden frame with a convex glass front housing a facsimile third-class touch relic of the Holy Nail of Jesus Christ. The relic is certified by a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of the Monastery of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem in Rome

Inside of the reliquary frame, the relic is mounted on the affixed original matching authentics document stating the following:

We attest to each and every one reading the present document that the enclosed three iron nails fastened with red silk ribbons to the secure seals, were placed near the Sacred Nail, the very sacred relic with which Our Lord Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross, that We, the Cistercians preserved in the inner chapel of the urban Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, and the nails were made artistically to be elaborate so that it may seem very similar to the original. This document is issued in Rome in our Monastery of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem on May 4, 1885.

The reliquary is suitable for private and public veneration. 

  • ID# 53-RSSR-1
  • Size 14 x 11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
  • Age ca. 1885
  • Origin Rome, Italy, Frame - France.
  • Materials Wood, glass, paper, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price $4,250
  • Silver

1866 Large documented reliquary theca with relics of the Veil of the Blessed Virgin Mary & 5 Martyr Saints

Large oval fancy glass-fronted brass reliquary theca housing a relic of the Veil of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and first-class relics of five Christian martyrs: St. Verecundus of Verona, St. Secundinus, St. Modestus, St. Felicitas, & St. SimpliciusCentered around a portrait of St. Paschal Bylon, the relics are affixed to a profusely decorated ground and identified in Latin on a  manuscript cedulae labels. On the back, behind the protective cap, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing a faint imprint of a coat of arms of Cardinal Tommaso Michele Salzano O.P. (†1890), Auxiliary Bishop of Naples, Italy. The theca is accompanied by the original matching authentics documents issued and signed by Monsignor Salzano in 1866. 

  • ID# 32-RSINR-5
  • Size 105 x 88 mm
  • Age ca. 1866
  • Origin Naples, Italy
  • Materials Brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $3,750

1901 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Joseph, St. James the Greater Ap., St. Anthony the Great. & St. Anthony of Padua

Oval glass-fronted brass reliquary theca housing relics of 4 important Saints: ex pallio  (of a coat) relic of St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of St. James the Greater, Apostle, ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of St. Anthony and ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of St. Anthony of Padua. The relics are affixed to a red silk ground surrounded by silver wire and gilt paper ornamentation and identified in Latin on typeset cedulae labels.  On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured by a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Francesco Magani (†1907), Bishop of Parma (1893-1907). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by the Bishop of Parma in 1901.

  • ID# 280-RSCR-5
  • Size 42 x 35 mm
  • Age ca. 1901
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials Brass, glass, silver, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $3,750

1865 Documented reliquary theca with relics of the Blessed Virgin Mary & 7 Saints: St. Anthony the Great, St. John Joseph of the Cross, St. Theresa of Avila, St. Philomena, St. Rosalia, St. Aloysius Gonzaga & St. Peter, Apost

Oval glass-fronted brass reliquary theca housing ex Velo (of the Veil) relic of the Blessed Virgin Mary and relics of 7 Saints and Martyrs: Saint Anthony the Great, Saint John Joseph of the Cross, Saint Theresa of Avila (Jesus), Saint Philomena, Saint Rosalia, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, and Saint Peter, Apostle. The relics are affixed to a ground elaborately decorated with paper and silver wire ornamentation centered around a beautiful hand-painted on porcelain portrait of Female Martyr Saint, and identified in Latin on manuscript cedulae labels.  On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured by a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Archbishop Fr. Tommaso Michele Salzano (†1890), Titular Bishop of Tanis & Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli (1854-1890). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Bishop Salzano in 1865.

  • ID# 52-RSSR-75
  • Size 6.5 x 5.5 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches)
  • Age ca. 1865
  • Origin Naples, Italy
  • Materials Brass, glass, silk, porcelain, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $3,750

1834 Documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Rose of Lima, Patron of Latin America

Oval glass-fronted brass pendant reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of a bone) relic of St. Rose of Lima. A sizable relic is affixed to a blue silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on manuscript cedula label as S. Rosae / Limen V. (St. Rose of Lima, Virgin).  On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Vitale Loschi (†), Bishop of Parma,  Bishop of Parma (1831-1842). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by the order of Bishop Loschiin 1834.

  • ID# 281-24-RSCR-225
  • Size 32 x 25 mm
  • Age ca. 1834
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials Brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $3,575
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

Rare documented touch relic of the Holy Lance of Jesus Christ - the Spear of Destiny

Incredibly rare touch relic made from the silver object that touched the most powerful and mysterious Passion relic - The Holy Spear of Jesus also known as the True LanceThe reliquary is affixed to the original  authentics document dated 1758 and issued and hand-signed by Fr. Nicola Manciforte (†1762), Bishop of Ancona. 

The document written in Latin translates as:

"...that this silver tip of a Lance, tied to this [letter] with a ribbon of red color, and secured with a small Seal of ours impressed in Spanish Wax, touched the Very Sacred Point of the Lance with which the Side of the Savior was pierced while he was hanging on the Cross; that it exists amongst the rest of the quite famous Relics, by the possession of which our Church was distinguished as the Cathedral of St. Cyriacus; and that it rouses and fosters the piety of the Faithful wondrously well, and draws them to itself...."

The Holy Spear is also known as the Holy Lance is the name of the very spear that had pierced Christ’s side when he hanged on the cross. The first person to refer to this as the Holy Spear was pilgrim Antoninus of Piacenza in 570 AD. While describing the holy places of Jerusalem, he said that in the Basilica of Mount Zion, there was the crown of thorns which Our Lord was crowned and the spear which was used to strike Him in the side. It was rediscovered by the European army of the First Crusade in the city of Antioch on June 15th, 1098, but eventually ended up in the treasury of Constantinople. It is documented, that the holy relic of the True Lance passed through Ancona (an Italian city on the Adriatic side of the Peninsula), in 1492 on its way from Bayezid II the Turkish Sultan (whose father obtained it in 1451 during the conquest of Constantinople) to Pope Innocent VIII by the hand of Pierre d'Abusson, Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes. The Pope placed it the Treasury of the old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome with the volto santo where it is held in great veneration. It is now in one of the great piers of the present St. Peter's Cathedral and in front of it, over the image of Longinus is inscribed "The Spear of Longinus, which Innocent VIII, the Chief Pointif received from Bayezid Sultan of the Turks; Urban VIII transferred it to a decorated shrine rasing an image and erecting the shrine beneath." (see for more information: Relics from the Crucifixion: Where They Went and How They Got There. By J. Charles Wall.)

Since there are no records of the Cathedral of Ancona retaining a part of the True Lance when it was passing through the town on its way to Rome, it is believed that the offered relic was obtained by melting a larger silver object that touched the tip of the True Lance in 1492. A number of analogous documented reliquaries are known, but their number is extremely small and they are in very high demand because of the impossibility of making new touch relics from the True Lance held in the Vatican after it was transferred to the pier of St. Peter's basilica in the 17th century.

  • ID# 129-RSCR-125
  • Age ca. 1758
  • Materials silver
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1842 Vatican documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem & Martyr

Oval silvered brass glass-fronted reliquary housing first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of ​​Saint Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem and Martyr. The relic is affixed to the background of red silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Alexan. M. (St. Alexander, Martyr ). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Monsignor Costantino Patrizi Naro (†1876), Dean of the College of Cardinals and the Vicar General of the Roman Curia. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Monsignor Patrizi in 1842.

  • ID# 63-RSMBR-4
  • Size 27 x 24 mm
  • Age ca. 1842
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silvered brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $3,500
  • Orthodox Cross

1793 Vatican documented reliquary with relics of 2 Saints: St. Protus (Pratt) & St. Hyacinth, brothers and hermits

Large oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of Martyr Saints Protus and Hyacinth. The relics are affixed to a red silk ground surrounded by gilt paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on a  manuscript cedulae labels as S. Prothi M. //S. Hiacynt. M. ( Saint Protus, Martyr // Saint Hyacinth, Martyr). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Francesco Saverio Cristiani O.E.S.A. († 1800), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon in a capacity of the Sacristan of the Apostolic Palace during the pontificate of Pope Pius VI (p. 1775-1799). The theca is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and signed by Bishop Cristiani in 1793. 

  • ID# 252-RSCR-75
  • Size 58 x 47 mm
  • Age ca. 1793
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silver, crystal, pearls, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $3,500
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1818 Documented reliquary with relics of the Christ's Passion (Arma Christi)

Oval glass-fronted  silvered brass pendant reliquary theca housing five relics of the Instruments of Passion of Jesus ChristRelics are affixed to the red silk ground surrounded by silver wire and gilt paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on manuscript cedulae labels as Ex Col. Flagell. / Ex Fune / Ex Spongia / Ex Sepulcro / Ex Arundine / D.N.J.C. (Of the Column of Flaggellation / of the Holy Rope / of the Holy Sponge / of the Holy Tomb / of the Holy Cane / of Our Lord Jesus Christ). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Giulio Maria della Somaglia (†1830), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina (mother church of the Dominican order), Papal Vicar General (1795-1818), and Prefect of the Congregation of Sacred Rites. The theca is accompanied by an original matching authentics documents issued and signed by Monsignor Giulio Maria della Somaglia in 1818. 

  • ID# 241-RSCR-9
  • Size 47 x 44 mm
  • Age ca. 1818
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Orthodox Cross

1787 Vatican documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Sebastian, Martyr

Oval glass-fronted silver pendant reliquary theca housing precious first-class ex ossibus (from the bone) relic of St. Sebastian, Martyr. The relic is affixed to a red silk background decorated with gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified on a manuscript cedula label as S. Sebastiani // Martiris (Saint Sebastain, Martyr). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly-preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Francesco Saverio Cristiani O.E.S.A. († 1800), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon in a capacity of the Sacristan of the Apostolic Palace during the pontificate of Pope Pius VI (p. 1775-1799). The relic is accompanied by an original matching authentics document issued and signed by Fr.  Cristiani in 1787.

  • ID# 267-RSCR-65
  • Size 26 x 24 mm
  • Age ca. 1787
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $3,275
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1807 Documented reliquary with relics of St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Oval glass-fronted silvered brass pendant reliquary theca housing ex Palio (of a coat) relic of Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The relic is affixed to a multicolor silk ground surrounded by silver wire and gilt paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on manuscript cedula label as Ex Pal: S. Jos.  (of a coat of Saint Joseph).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Tiburzio Cortese (†), Bishop of Modena, Italy (1786-1823). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by the order of Bishop Cortese in 1807.

  • ID# 281-34-RSCR-225
  • Size 27 x 25 mm
  • Age ca. 1807
  • Origin Modena, Italy
  • Materials Brass, glass, silk, porcelain, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $3,275
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1802 Vatican documented reliquary theca with a relic of St. Catherine of Alexandria, the Great Martyr

Oval brass glass-fronted reliquary housing first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The relic is affixed to the background of red silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a bi-color manuscript cedula label as S. Catherinae V. (St. Catherine, Virgin ). 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. Giuseppe Bartolomeo Menocchio, O.E.S.A. (1741- 1823), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon and Sacristan of His Holiness Pius VII. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Menocchio in 1803.

  • ID# 233-RSCR-4
  • Size 26 x 21 mm
  • Age ca. 1803
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $3,250
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1807 documented reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

An oval glass-fronted silvered brass reliquary theca housing relics of the wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The relics are displayed in a cruciform shape on the ground of red silk surrounded by silver wire ornamentation.  On the back, under a protective cap, the reliquary is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Cardinal Carlo Francesco Caselli O.S.M. (†1828), Archbishop of Parma, Italy (1804-1828). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Monsignor Caselli in 1807 where the relic is described as Ex Lingno SSme. Crucis D.N.J. (of the wood from the Most Holy Cross of our Lord Jesus [Christ]).

  • ID# 08-281-RSCR-225
  • Size 28 x 26 mm
  • Age ca. 1807
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials brass, glass, silk, silver, Spanish wax
  • Price $3,250
  • Orthodox Cross

1797 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Catherine of Alexandria, the Great Martyr

Oval silvered brass glass-fronted pendant reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The relic is affixed to the background of red silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Cathar VM. (St. Catherine, Virgin & Martyr). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Archbishop Francesco Saverio Passari (†1808), Vicegerent of Rome and Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Passari in 1797.

  • ID# 64-RSMBR-35
  • Size 27 x 24 mm
  • Age ca. 1797
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials silvered brass, silk
  • Price $2,975
  • Orthodox Cross

1885 Vatican documented reliquary with relics of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, patron of hospitals

Small round glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Elizabeth of HungaryThe relic is affixed to a red silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a  manuscript cedula label as S. Elisabethae Vid. Regis. (Saint Elizabeth, Widow and Queen). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Lucido Maria Parocchi (†1903), Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1899–1903), Chamberlain of Apostolic Chamber (1839-1854), and Vicar General of Rome (1884–1899). The theca is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and signed by Cardinal Parocchi in 1885. 

  • ID# 271-RSCR-6
  • Size 24 mm in diameter
  • Age ca. 1885
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,950
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1795 Vatican documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Lucia (Lucy) of Syracuse, Martyr

Oval glass-fronted silver pendant reliquary theca housing precious first-class ex ossibus (from the bone) relic of St. Lucia. The relic is affixed to a red silk background decorated with gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified on a manuscript cedula label as Ex Oss. // S. Luciae V.M. (of the bone of Saint Lucia, Virgin & Martyr). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly-preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Francesco Saverio Cristiani O.E.S.A. († 1800), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon in a capacity of the Sacristan of the Apostolic Palace during the pontificate of Pope Pius VI (p. 1775-1799). The relic is accompanied by an original matching authentics document issued and signed by Fr.  Cristiani in 1795.

  • ID# 266-RSCR-6
  • Size 34 x 28 mm
  • Age ca. 1795
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,850
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1804 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. John of the Cross & St. Aloysius Gonzaga

Oval glass-fronted and -backed silvered brass reliquary theca housing relics of two saints: the first-class ex ossibus (of a bone) relic of Saint John of the Cross and the first-class ex praecordis (of the inner organs) relic of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. The relics are affixed to a silk ground and identified in Latin on typeset cedulae labels as Ex Oss. S. Ioa. a Cros / Ex Prae. S. Aloy. Gon. (of a bone of Saint John of the Cross and of the inner organs of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Father Vitale Loschi (†1842), Bishop of Parma, Italy (1831-1842). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by the Bishop of Parma in 1804.

  • ID# 13-281-RSCR-225
  • Size 42 x 38 mm
  • Age ca. 1804
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,800

1789 Vatican ocumented reliquary with relics of Saint Lucia (Lucy) of Syracuse, Martyr

Oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca decorated on the perimeter with twisted wire and housing first class ex ossibus (from the bone) relics of Saint Lucia of Syracuse. The relics are affixed to a red silk background around golden paperolle ornamentation and identified on a paper cedula as S. Luciae M. (Saint Lucia, Martyr). On the back the theca is protected by a seal of red wax with a clear imprint of a coat of arms of Francesco Saverio Cristiani O.E.S.A. (†), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon and the Sacristan to the Holy See (1782 - 1800)The reliquary is accompanied by a matching authentics document issued and signed by fr. Cristiani in 1789. The document has some damage on the left side as pictured. 

  • ID# 08-RSMB-65
  • Size 33 x 30 mm
  • Age ca. 1789
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,750
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1744 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Lucia (Lucy) of Syracuse, Martyr

Oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing precious first-class ex ossibus (from the bone) relic of St. Lucia. The relic is affixed to a gold silk background decorated with silver wire ornamentation and identified on a manuscript cedula label as S. Luciae V.M. (Saint Lucia, Virgin & Martyr). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly-preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Salvatore Castellino, the Vicar General of Genoa. The relic is accompanied by an original matching authentics document issued and signed by Fr. Castellino in 1744 under the orders of the Archbishop of Genoa Nicolò Maria de’ Franchi O.P. (†).

  • ID# 221-RSCR-85
  • Size 45 x 33 mm
  • Age ca. 1744
  • Origin Genoa, Italy
  • Materials silver, silk, glass
  • Price $2,750
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1865 Documented reliquary theca with pre-canonization relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Small oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca affixed inside of a larger bronze theca with Papal implements housing the first-class pre-canonization relic of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as Bte. M. M. Alacoque(the Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoque). The relic is accompanied by an original early matching authentics document issued and signed in 1865 by a Chaplain of the Visitation Monastery in Paray-le-Monial, France where the incorrupt relics of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque are kept. 

Translation of the authentics document from French:

I, the undersigned, Chaplain of the Monastery of theVisitation of Saint Mary, in Paray-le-Monial, where the sacred body of the Blessed Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, Virgin, rests
professed of this Monastery by virtue of the special permission granted to me by Monsignor the Bishop of Autun, Chalon and Macon, certify and attest that I deposited and enshrined with respect the authentic particles of the ashes of Blessed Marguerite-Marie above named in a medarbon in oval-shaped silver, which has been duly adorned, closed with cords
of red silk and sealed with the seal of the aforesaid Monastery in red Spanish wax. And in faith of this I have delivered these Testimonial Letters to be presented to the Ordinaries, and I have signed them and sealed with the aforementioned seal.
Done in Poray-le-Monial, on 2 January [year of] one thousand eight hundred sixty five
[Signed by Chaplain of the Monastery] Pernay

  • ID# 02-RSNIR-35
  • Size outer theca 85 x 55 mm, inner theca 23 x 16 mm
  • Age ca. 1865
  • Origin Visitation Monastery in Paray-le-Monial, France
  • Materials silver, bronze, glass, silk
  • Price $2,750
  • Silver

1835 Documented theca with relic of St. Philomena, Martyr & Holy Patron of Children

Oval brass glass-fronted reliquary housing relics of Saint Philomena. The relic is affixed to the background of red silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as Sancti Filomenae V. et M.. (St. Philomena, Virgin & Martyr). 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. Anselmo Basilici (†1840), Bishop of Nepi e Sutri (1818–1840). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Bishop Basilici in 1835.

  • ID# 232-RSCR-4
  • Size 25 x 23 mm
  • Age ca. 1835
  • Origin Central Italy
  • Materials brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,750

1853 Documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Philomena, Martyr

Oval silvered brass glass-fronted reliquary housing first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of ​​Saint Philomena . The relic is affixed to the background of salmon colored silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Philum. VM. (Saint Philomena, Virgin & Martyr ). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Fr. Giuseppe Maria Pietro Raffaele Castellani O.E.S.A. (†1854), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon (1839-1854), Papal Sacristan and Assistant to the Pontifical Throne of Pope Gregory XVI. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Castellani in 1853.

  • ID# 71-RSMBR-35
  • Size 27 x 24 mm
  • Age ca. 1853
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silvered brass, silver, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,750
  • Orthodox Cross

1813 Documented reliquary with relics of St. Blaise (Blase), Bishop of Sebastea, Patron of Animals

Small oval glass-fronted silver pendant reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint BlaiseThe relic is  affixed to a silk ground surrounded by silver wire and paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on a  manuscript cedula label as Ex Blasii Ep. M. (Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Giuseppe Maria Cardinal Spina (†1828), the Archbishop of Genova. The theca is accompanied by the original matching authentics documents issued and signed by Monsignor Spina in 1813. 

  • ID# 246-RSCR-5
  • Size 33 x 23 mm
  • Age ca. 1813
  • Origin Genua, Italy
  • Materials silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,750
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1868 Documented reliquary with relics of St. Catherine, Martyr of Alexandria

Aureola-shaped glass-fronted white-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a  manuscript cedula label as S. Catherinae V. et M. (Saint Catherine, Virgin and Martyr). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Pietro Paolo Trucchi C.M. (†1887), Bishop of Forli, Italy (1857-1887). The theca is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and signed by Fr. Trucchi in 1868. 

  • ID# 270-RSCR-6
  • Size 37 x 33 mm
  • Age ca. 1868
  • Origin Forli, Italy
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,750
  • Orthodox Cross

1831 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Vincent Ferrer, St. Placidus Martyr, St. John Gualbert, St. Charles Borromeo

Oval glass-fronted silvered brass reliquary theca housing relics of four saints: the second-class ex veste (of the vestment) relic of St. Vincent Ferrer, the first-class ex ossibus (of a bone) relic of St. Placidus Martyr, the first-class ex ossibus (of a bone) relic of St. John Gualbert, and the first-class ex praecordis (of th einner organs) relic of St. Charles Borromeo. The relics are affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on typeset cedula label as Ex Ossibus / S. Veron. Julian.  (of a bone of Saint Veronica Giuliani).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Father Vitale Loschi (†1842), Bishop of Parma, Italy (1831-1842). The reliquary is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by Bishop of Parma in 1831.

  • ID# 18-281-RSCR-225
  • Size 40 x 33 mm
  • Age ca. 1831
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,750

1779 Documented reliquary with relics of St. Clare of Assisi, Founder of the Order of Poor Clares

Oval glass-fronted silvered brass reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of a bone) relic of Saint Clare of Assisi. The relic is affixed to a silk ground surrounded by silver wire and gilt paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on manuscript cedula label as Ex Oss. / S. Clarae  (of a bone of Saint Clare [of Assisi]).  On the back, under a papier-mache protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Francesco Pettorelli Lalatta (†), Bishop of Parma (1760-1788). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by the order of Bishop Lalatta in 1779.

  • ID# 281-6-RSSR-225
  • Size 33 x 28 mm
  • Age ca. 1779
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials Brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,750

1736 Documented reliquary with relics of St. Agatha, Martyr of Sicily, Patron of Nurses

Oval glass-fronted silvered metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Agatha of SicilyThe relic is  affixed to a silk ground surrounded by paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on a  manuscript cedula label as Ex Ossib. // S. Agathae V.M. (Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Ignazio Stelluti (†1756), Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino (1735-1756). The theca is accompanied by the original matching authentics documents issued and signed by Fr. Stelluti in 1736. 

  • ID# 248-RSGSR-75
  • Size 45 x 37 mm
  • Age ca. 1735
  • Origin Fermo, Italy
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,600
  • Orthodox Cross

1831 Vatican documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Joseph & St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church

Small oval silver glass-fronted reliquary theca housing ex Pallio (of the coat) relics of St. Joseph, and ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of Saint Thomas Aquinas. The relics are affixed to the background of red silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on manuscript cedulae labels as S. Josephi Sp./ S. Thomasi Aq. D. (St. Joseph, Spouse & St. Thomas Aquinas Doctor of the Church). 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). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Augustoni in 1831.

  • ID# 236-RSCR-4
  • Size 24 x 19 mm
  • Age ca. 1831
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silver, glass, paper, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,500
  • Silver

1820 Documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Bonaventure, The Seraphic Doctor of the Church

Oval glass-fronted silvered brass pendant reliquary theca housing the first-class ex Ossibus (of a bone) relic of Saint Bonaventure. The relic is affixed to a silk ground surrounded by gilt paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on manuscript cedula label as S. Bonnauvent: Doc: Card:  (Saint Bonaventure, Doctor [of the Church] & Cardinal).  On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Cardinal Carlo Francesco Maria Caselli O.S.M. (†),  Bishop of Parma (1804-1828). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by the order of Monsignor Caselli in 1820.

  • ID# 281-7-RSCR-225
  • Size 38 x 32 mm
  • Age ca. 1820
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials Brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,500

1853 Documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Philip the Apostle

Oval silvered brass glass-fronted reliquary housing first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of Saint Philip the Apostle. The relic is affixed to the background of salmon color silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Philippi A. (Saint Philip the Apostle). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Fr. Giuseppe Maria Pietro Raffaele Castellani O.E.S.A. (†1854), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon (1839-1854), Papal Sacristan and Assistant to the Pontifical Throne of Pope Gregory XVI. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Castellani in 1853.

  • ID# 58-RSMBR-35
  • Size 27 x 24 mm
  • Age ca. 1853
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silvered brass, silver, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,475
  • Orthodox Cross

1829 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Charles Borromeo & St. Mark the Evangelist

Small oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing the second-class ex cappa magna (of a great cape) relic of Saint Charles Borromeo and the first-class ex ossibus (of a bone) relic of Saint Mark the Evangelist. The relics are affixed to a silk ground surrounded by gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedulae labels as Cap. M. S. Caroli / S. Marci Evang.  (of a great cape of St. Charles Borromeo / St. Marc Evangelist).  On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Father (later Cardinal) Remigio Crescini O.S.B. (†1830), Bishop of Parma, Italy (1828-1829). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by Bishop Crescini in 1829.

  • ID# 27-281-RSCR-225
  • Size 28 x 24 mm
  • Age ca. 1829
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials Silver, glass, paper, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,450
  • Silver

Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Anthony the Great, Apostles Peter & Paul

Oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca dating to the 18th-century housing first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of three important saints: Saint Anthony the Great and the Apostles Peter & Paul. The relics are affixed to a blue silk background decorated with elaborate gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on manuscript cedulae labels as S. Antonii Abb. / S. Petri Apos. / S. Pauli Apos. (St. Anthony Abbot, St. Peter the Apostle, St. Paul the Apostle ). On the back,  the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Luigi Macchi (†1907), Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1889–1907). The relic is accompanied by a recertification document issued by Monsignor Macchi in 1900 and secured by his seal. The reliquary comes in it the original metal case that also contains the document.

  • ID# 240-RSCR-4
  • Size 43 x 38 mm ( 1 1/3 x 1 3/4 inches)
  • Age theca ca. 18th century, re-certification & document ca. 1900
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,375
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1903 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Gertrude the Great of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Oval glass-fronted white metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of a bone) relic of Saint Gertrude the Great. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on typeset cedula label as S. Gertrudis (Saint Gertrude).  On the back, under a protective cap with an image of the sacret hearts, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Father Francesco Magani (†1907), Bishop of Parma (1893-1907). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed in 1868 by the Postulator General of the Order responsible for the Causes of Canonization.

  • ID# 25-281-RSCR-225
  • Size 27 x 22 mm
  • Age ca. 1903
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, silver, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,375

1857 Documented reliquary theca with relics of the Veil of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Camillus de Lellis & St. Barbara

Oval glass-fronted silvered brass pendant reliquary theca housing ex Palio (of a coat) relic of Veil of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Camillus de Lellis, and Saint Barbara. The relics are affixed to a pink paper ground surrounded by silver wire and gilt paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on typeset cedulae labels as De Velo B.M.V. / S. Camilii de Lelli. / S. Barbarae V. et M.  (of the Veil of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Camillus de Lellis, Saint Barbara Virgin & Martyr).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Felice Cantimorri O.F.M. Cap. (†), Bishop of Parma, Italy (1854-1870). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by the order of Bishop Cantimorriin 1857.

  • ID# 281-30-RSCR-225
  • Size 38 x 32 mm
  • Age ca. 1857
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials Brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,375

1803 Vatican documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Barnabas, Apostle, invoked as peacemaker

Oval silvered brass glass-fronted pendant reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of Saint Barnabas, the Apostle. The relic is affixed to the background of red silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a bi-color manuscript cedula label as S. Barnabae A. (St. Barnabas, Apostle). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Cardinal Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia (†1830), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva and Vicar General of the Vatican under Pope Pius VII. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Monsignor della Somaglia in 1803.

  • ID# 57-RSMBR-35
  • Size 24 x 23 mm
  • Age ca. 1803
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silvered brass, silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,350
  • Orthodox Cross

1797 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Bonaventure, Doctor of the Church

Oval brass glass-fronted pendant reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of Saint Bonaventure. The relic is affixed to the background of red silk ground surrounded by gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a  manuscript cedula label as S. Bonav: Doc. (St. Bonaventure, Doctor of the Church). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Archbishop Francesco Saverio Passari (†1808), Vicegerent of Rome and Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Passari in 1797.

  • ID# 62-RSMBR-35
  • Size 27 x 24 mm
  • Age ca. 1797
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials brass, glass, silk, silver, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,350

1807 Vatican documented reliquary with relics of St. Apollonia, Martyr of Alexandria, Patron of Dentists and tooth problems

Small oval crystal-fronted silver pendant reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint ApolloniaThe relic is  affixed to a silk ground surrounded by silver wire and paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on a  manuscript cedula label as S. Apolloniae (Saint Apollonia). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Giulio Maria della Somaglia (†1830), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina (mother church of the Dominican order), Papal Vicar General, and Prefect of the Congregation of Sacred Rites. The theca is accompanied by the original matching authentics documents issued at the Vatican and signed by Monsignor Somaglia in 1807. 

  • ID# 254-RSCR-75
  • Size 32 x 26 mm
  • Age ca. 1807
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silver, crystal, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,350
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1868 Documented theca with a relic of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, S.J., patron of students & pandemic sufferers

Small oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing the first-class ex carne  (of the flesh) relic of Saint Aloysius GonzagaThe relic is affixed to a gold silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as S. Aloysii G. (Saint Aloysius Gonzaga) On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Italian Roman Catholic cardinal Monsignor Giuseppe Luigi Trevisanato (†1877), the Patriarch of Venice (1862-1877). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and signed by Monsignor Trevisanato in 1868 . 

  • ID# 568-RSGSR
  • Size 26 x 22 mm
  • Age ca. 1868
  • Origin Venice, Italy
  • Materials silver, silk, wax
  • Price $2,275
  • Silver

1794 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Maurus, Abbot

Oval glass-fronted silvered brass reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of a bone) relic of Saint Maurus. The relic is affixed to a blue silk ground surrounded by gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as S. Mauri Ab.  (Saint Maurus, Abbot).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Adeodato Turchi (†1803), Bishop of Parma (1788-1803). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by Father Turchi in 1794. 

  • ID# 281-40-RSCR-225
  • Size 28 x 24 mm
  • Age ca. 1795
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials brass, glass, silk, silver, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,275

Documented theca with relics of St Juliana Falconieri, O.S.M., foundress of the Religious Sisters of the Third Order of Servites

Oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing second-class ex velaminibus albo et nigro (of the white and black veils) relics of St Juliana Falconieri, O.S.M. The relics are affixed to the silk background and identified on a manuscript cedulae as Ex Velam-bus / S. Jul-e Falcon-e. On the back, the theca is secured with perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Joseph Felix Leonetti († 1764), Prior of the province of Tuscany for the Order of Servites. It is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Leonetti in 1800. 

  • ID# 178-RSCR-25
  • Size 40 x 34 mm
  • Age ca. 1800
  • Origin Tuscany, Italy
  • Materials Silver
  • Price $2,250
  • Silver

Documented theca with relics of St Margaret of Cortona, T.O.S.F., Patron Saint of Tertiaries

18th century small oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing relic of Saint Margaret of Cortona, T.O.S.F.,The relic is affixed to silk background decorated with silver cord and identified on a manuscript cedulae as S. Marg. CortOn the back, the theca is secured with perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Gregorio Alessandri (†), Bishop of Cortona (1773-1802). It is accompanied by original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Alessandri in 1786. 

  • ID# 169-RSCR-25
  • Size 26 x 21 mm
  • Age ca. 1786
  • Origin Cortona, Italy
  • Materials silver
  • Price $2,250
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1908 Documented reliquary theca with relics of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, T.O.S.F.

Round glass-fronted metal reliquary theca housing the first-class-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, T.O.S.F. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Bened. Ios. Lab. C.  (Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, Confessor).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Cardinal Pietro Respighi (†1913), Vicar General of Rome (1900-1913). The relic is accompanied by an original matching authentics document issued and signed in 1908 by MonsignorRespighi. 

  • ID# 08-RSNIR-4
  • Size 30 mm (1 1/4 inches) in diameter
  • Age ca. 1908
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials metal, glass, silk
  • Price $2,250

1868 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Veronica Giuliani

Small round glass-fronted silvered brass reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of a bone) relic of Saint Veronica Giuliani. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on typeset cedula label as Ex Ossibus / S. Veron. Julian.  (of a bone of Saint Veronica Giuliani).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the  Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFMCap). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed in 1868 by the Postulator General of the Order responsible for the Causes of Canonization.

  • ID# 11-281-RSCR-225
  • Size 21 mm in diameter
  • Age ca. 1868
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,250

1808 Documented reliquary with relics of St. Joseph of Leonessa, OFMCap

Oval glass-fronted brass reliquary theca housing the second-class ex tunica (of a coat) relic of St. Joseph of Leonessa. A substantial relic is affixed to a silk ground surrounded by gilt paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on manuscript cedula label as Ex Tun / S. Jos. A Leon. (of a coat of Saint Joseph of Leonessa).  On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Cardinal Carlo Francesco Maria Caselli O.S.M. (†),  Bishop of Parma (1804-1828). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by the order of Monsignor Caselli in 1808.

  • ID# 281-45-RSCR-225
  • Size 36 x 31 mm
  • Age ca. 1808
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials Brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,250

2003 Documented reliquary theca with relics of a Polish WW2 Martyr Blessed Alfons Maria Mazurek (of the Holy Spirit)

Round yellow-metal glass-fronted reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of the bone) relic of the Blessed Alfons Maria Mazurek. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as B. Alfonsi Mariae Mazurek Martyr (the Blessed Alfons Maria Mazurek, Martyr).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Discalced Carmelite Order. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed in 2003 by the Postulator General of the Order responsible for the Causes of Canonization. 

  • ID# 208-RSGSR
  • Size 31 mm across
  • Age ca. 2003
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,250

1791 Vatican documented reliquary with relics of St. Benedict, Martyr of Sicily

Oval glass-fronted silvered metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Benedict, MartyrThe relic is affixed to a silk ground surrounded by paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on a  manuscript cedula label as Ex Ossib. // S. Agathae V.M. (Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Francesco Saverio Cristiani O.E.S.A. († 1800), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon in a capacity of the Sacristan of the Apostolic Palace during the pontificate of Pope Pius VI (p. 1775-1799). The theca is accompanied by the original matching authentics documents issued and signed by Fr. Cristiani in 1791. 

  • ID# 255-RSCR-75
  • Size 37 x 28 mm
  • Age ca. 1791
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,200
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross

1901 Documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Agnes of Assisi, Sister of St. Clare

Oval white metal pendant reliquary theca housing the second-class ex Habitu (of a habit) relic of Saint Agnes of Assisi. A substantial relic is affixed to a silk ground asurrounded by gilt paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on manuscript cedula label as S Agnetes Ass. (Saint Agnes of Assisi).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Mauro Bernardo Pietro Nardi O.F.M. Cap. (†), Titular Bishop of Thebae in Thebaide (1895-1911). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by the order of Bishop Nardiin 1901.

  • ID# 281-41-RSCR-225
  • Size 27 x 22 mm
  • Age ca. 1901
  • Origin Italy
  • Materials Metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $2,000

1910 Documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi

Oval glass-fronted silver pendant reliquary theca housing the second-class ex subgulo (of an undergarment) relic of Saint Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi. A substantial relic is affixed to a silk ground asurrounded by gilt paper and silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on an ornate manuscript cedula label as Ex Subgulos Ma: Magd. de Pazzis V. (of an undergarment of Saint Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Virgin).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Cardinal Guido Maria Conforti (†), Archbishop of Parma (1907-1931), who was himself canonized as a Saint in 2011. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by the order of Monsignor Caselli in 1910.

  • ID# 281-47-RSCR-225
  • Size 31 x 22 mm
  • Age ca. 1910
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials Silver, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $1,975
  • Silver

Documented theca with relics of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Patron of AIDS patients

Small oval crystal-fronted silver reliquary theca housing ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. The relic is affixed to red silk background and identified on a manuscript cedulae as S. Alois. Gonz. On the back, the theca is secured with perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Giuseppe Bellotti (†), Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1756-1788). It is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Bellotti in 1766. 

  • ID# 166-RSCR-25
  • Size 25 x 21 mm
  • Age ca. 1766
  • Origin Naples, Italy
  • Materials silver
  • Price $1,950
  • Silver

1991 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Benedict the Moor (of San Philadelphio), patron of African Americans

Round glass-fronted yellow-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex pelle  (of the skin) relic of St. Benedict the Moor. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Bened. a Fhil. (Saint Benedict of Philadelphio).  On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Order of Friars Minor. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued in 1991  by the Postulator General of the Order.

  • ID# 121-RSGSR
  • Size 32 mm across
  • Age ca. 1991
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials metal,
  • Price $1,775

Documented reliquary theca with relics of the Blessed Giovanni (John) Colombini

Oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing significant first class ex ossibus  (from the bone) relic of the Blessed Giovanni Colombini The relic is affixed to a silk background decorated by gilt paperolle and silver cord ornamentation and identified on a fancy bi-color manuscript cedula as B. Joan, Colom, S. (Blessed Giovanni Colombini of Siena). On the back, the theca is secured with perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Tiberio Borghese (†1792), Archbishop of Siena (1772-1792). It is accompanied by original matching authentics document issued and hand signed by Fr. Borghese in 1791.

  • ID# 177-RSCR-2
  • Size 32 x 29 mm
  • Age ca. 1791
  • Origin Siena, Italy
  • Materials silver
  • Price $1,750
  • Silver

Documented theca with relics of St. Frances of Rome, Obl.S.B., Patron Saint of Widows and Car Drivers

19th century oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing substantial first-class ex ossibus  (of the bone) relic of Saint Frances of Rome Obl. S. B.The relic is affixed to a red silk background decorated with gilt paperole and silver cord and identified on a manuscript cedulae as S. Franciscae Roma. On the back, the theca is secured with perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Giuseppe Mancini (†1855), Archbishop of Siena (1824-1855). It is accompanied by original matching authentics document issued and hand-signed by Mgr. Mancini in 1829. 

  • ID# 158-RSCR-2
  • Size 27 x 22 mm
  • Age ca. 1829
  • Origin Siena, Italy
  • Materials silver
  • Price $1,750
  • Silver

Documented theca with relics of St. Laborious, Bishop of Le Mans

Early 19th century oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing first-class ex ossibus  (of the bone) relic of ​Saint ​Liborius of Le MansThe relic is affixed to a gold silk background decorated with golden paperole and silver cord and identified on a manuscript cedulae as S. Liborii Ep (Saint Liborius, Bishop ). On the back, the theca is secured with perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Antonio Felice Zondadari  (†1823), Archishop of Siena (1795-1823). It is accompanied by original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Zondadari in 1813. 

  • ID# 165-RSCR-2
  • Size 28 x 26 mm
  • Age ca. 1813
  • Origin Siena, Italy
  • Materials silver
  • Price $1,750
  • Silver

Documented theca with relics of the Blessed Giovanna Maria Bonomo

18th century oval glass-fronted reliquary theca housing first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of ​the Blessed Giovanna Maria Bonomo. The relic is affixed to a red silk background decorated with silver cord and identified on a manuscript cedula label as B. Joanna Bonon. V. (Blessed Giovana Bonomo, Virgin)On the back, the theca is secured with perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Tiberio Borghese (†1792), Archbishop of Siena (1772-1792). It is accompanied by original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Borghese in 1784, only one year after she was beatified by Pope Pius VI. 

  • ID# 172-RSCR-2
  • Size 32 x 27 mm
  • Age ca. 1784
  • Origin Siena, Italy
  • Price $1,750

1802 Vatican documented reliquary theca with relics of Saint Apollonia of Alexandria, Martyr & patron of dentistry

Oval brass glass-fronted reliquary housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of Saint Apollonia. The relic is affixed to the background of red silk ground surrounded by paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Apolloni / Virg. e Mart. (St. Apollonia, Virgin & Martyr). 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. Giuseppe Bartolomeo Menocchio, O.E.S.A. (1741- 1823), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon and Sacristan of His Holiness Pius VII. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Menocchio in 1802.

  • ID# 235-RSCR-4
  • Size 28 x 24 mm
  • Age ca. 1802
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silvered brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $1,750
  • Orthodox Cross

1853 Documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Bernardo da Corleone, OFM Cap.

Oval silvered brass glass-fronted reliquary housing first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) pre-canonization relic of ​​Saint Bernardo da Corleone. The relic is affixed to the background of red silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as Ex Oss. B. Bern. Cor. (From the bone of the Blessed Bernardo da Corleone ). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Fr. Giuseppe Maria Pietro Raffaele Castellani O.E.S.A. (†1854), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon (1839-1854), Papal Sacristan and Assistant to the Pontifical Throne of Pope Gregory XVI. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Castellani in 1853.

  • ID# 74-RSMBR-35
  • Size 27 x 24 mm
  • Age ca. 1853
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silvered brass, silver, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $1,750

1766 Documented reliquary with relics of St. Liborius, Bishop of Le Mans, patron of a good death

Oval glass-fronted silvered brass reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of ​Saint ​Liborius of Le MansThe relic is affixed to a red silk ground surrounded by gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a  manuscript cedula label as S. Liborii (S. Liborius). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Antonio Cantoni (†1781), Bishop of Faenza, Italy (1742–1767) and Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy (1767–1781). The theca is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and signed by Bishop Cantoni in 1766. 

  • ID# 260-RSCR-6
  • Size 28 x 26 mm
  • Age ca. 1766
  • Origin Faenza, Italy
  • Materials brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $1,750
  • Orthodox Cross

1910 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Gaetano dei Conti di Thiene, founder of the Theatines

Oval glass-fronted silvered brass reliquary theca housing the second-class ex pluviali  (of a cape) relic of Saint Gaetano dei Conti di Thiene. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground surrounded by gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as Plu.S. Caj.  (of a cape of Saint Gaetano).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Father Guido Maria Conforti (1931), Bishop of Parma, Italy (1907-1831), who himself was canonized in 2011. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by Bishop Conforti in 1910.

  • ID# 5-281-RSCR-225
  • Size 28 x 26 mm
  • Age ca. 1910
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $1,750

1818 Documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Clare of Assisi, Founder of the Order of Poor Clares

Small oval glass-fronted brass pendant reliquary theca housing the second-class ex Habitu (of a habit) relic of Saint Clare of Assisi. A relic is affixed to a silk ground asurrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on manuscript cedula label as S. Clarae Vir. (Saint Clare, Virgin).  On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Cardinal Carlo Francesco Maria Caselli O.S.M. (†),  Bishop of Parma (1804-1828). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by the order of Monsignor Caselli in 1818.

  • ID# 281-44-RSCR-225
  • Size 22 x 18 mm
  • Age ca. 1818
  • Origin Parma, Italy
  • Materials Brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $1,750

Documented theca with relic of Saint Hyacintha Mariscotti

Mid-19th century glass-fronted silvered metal theca housing relic ofSaint Hyacintha Mariscotti, T.O.R. The theca is accompanied by the original ca. 1857 authentics document issued by Monsignor Costantino Cardinal Patrizi Naro (†), Prefect of the Roman Curia (1832-1834).

  • ID# 108-RSCR-35
  • Size 27 x 24 mm
  • Age ca. 1857, Vatican
  • Price $1375

1990 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Anthony Mary Claret, founder of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (the Claretians)

Ornate round gilt silver glass-fronted reliquary theca decorated around the perimeter by elaborate filigree and red crystals housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of the bone) relic of Saint Anthony Mary Claret. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground decorated by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Ant. M. Claret (Saint Anthony Mary Claret).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of , CMF (†1870) was a Spanish Catholic archbishop, missionary, and confessor of Isabella II of Spain. He founded the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (the Claretians). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed in 1990 by the Postulator General of the Congregation responsible for the Causes of Canonization. 

  • ID# 349-RSGSR
  • Size 40 mm across
  • Age ca. 1990
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials silver, glass, paper, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price $1,375
  • Silver

Documented theca with relics of Blessed Nicholas of Forca Palena

Oval silver crystal-fronted theca housing first class ex ossibus (of the bone)  relic of  Blessed Nicholas of Forca Palena, direct gift from the  Pope Clement XIV (1769-1774), issued only one year after beatification. The relic is affixed to the background of red silk, surrounded by golden paperolles and identified on typographic cedula label as B. Nicolai F.  The theca is sealed by the red wax seal with a coat of arms of Cardinal Marcantonio Colonna (†1793), Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore and Vicar General of the Roman Curia. The reliquary is accompanied by original matching authentics document hand-signed by Monsignor Colonna in 1772.

  • ID# 121-RSCR125-1
  • Size 33 x 30 mm
  • Age ca. 1772, Vatican
  • Materials Silver
  • Price $1,275
  • Silver

Documented theca with relics of Saint Giovanni Leonardi, the founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca

Oval Neo-Gothic glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing first class pre-canonization ex ossibus (from the bone) relics of Saint Giovanni Leonardi. The relics are affixed to a red silk background, surrounded by twisted silver wire ornamentation and identified on a typographic cedula label as Ex Oss. /B. Io[anis]. Leonardi C. (Of the bone of the Blessed Giovanni Leonardi, Confessor). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is protected by a seal of red wax with a perfectly preserved imprint of a coat of arms of the Postulator General of the Order of Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca. It is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca in Santa Maria in Campitelli in 1907. 

  • ID# 98-RSABR-75
  • Size 32 x 25 mm
  • Age ca. 1907, Rome, Italy
  • Materials silver
  • Price $1,275
  • Silver

1987 Vatican Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Cunigunde, (Kunigunde) Empress, patroness of Luxembourg

Round glass-fronted white-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of the bones) relic of St. Cunigunde. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Cunigundis Imp. (St. Cunigunde, Empress).  On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Ugo Poletti (†1997), an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Vicar General of Rome (1973–1991). The relic is accompanied by the original  authentics document issued in 1987 by Msgr. Poletti. 

  • ID# 95-RSGSR
  • Size 33 mm across
  • Age ca. 1987
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price $1,275

1800 Documented reliquary theca with relic of the Blessed Bernard of Offida

Oval metal glass-fronted reliquary theca housing the first-class ex praecordis (of the inner organs) relic of the Blessed Bernard of Offida. The relic is affixed to the background of red silk ground surrounded by gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as B. Bernardi Ab. Off. (Blessed Bernard, Abbot of Offida). On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Cardinal Giovanni Andrea Archetti (†1805), Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina and Archbishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Monsignor Archetti in 1800.

  • ID# 66-RSMBR-3
  • Size 30 x 27 mm
  • Age ca. 1800
  • Origin Ascoli Piceno, Italy.
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, silver, Spanish wax
  • Price $1,275

Documented theca with relics of Saint Paulinus of Antioch, Martyr

Oval glass-fronted reliquary theca housing first class ex ossibus (from the bone) relics of Saint Paulinusof Antioch, Martyr. The relics are affixed to a red silk background, surrounded by twisted silver wire ornamentation and identified on a fancy shaped cedula label as Ex Oss S. Paulini / M. i Ep. Luca (Of the bone of Saint Paulini, Martyr and Bishop of Lucca). On the back, under a protective cap with an image of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, the theca is protected by a seal of red wax with a perfectly preserved imprint of a coat of arms of fr. Giulio Arrigoni O.F.M. Ref. (†), the Archbishop of Lucca. It is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and signed by Fr. Arrigoni in 1851. 

  • ID# 99-RSABR-75
  • Size 27 x 24 mm
  • Age ca. 1851
  • Price $1,250

1853 Documented reliquary theca with relic of the Blessed Bernard of Offida

Oval brass glass-fronted reliquary housing first-class ex praecordis (of the inner organs) relics of Blessed Bernard of Offida. The relic is affixed to the background of red silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as B. Berna. Oph. (Blessed Bernard of Offida). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Fr. Giuseppe Maria Pietro Raffaele Castellani O.E.S.A. (†1854), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon (1839-1854), Papal Sacristan and Assistant to the Pontifical Throne of Pope Gregory XVI. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Fr. Castellani in 1853.

  • ID# 68-RSMBR-35
  • Size 27 x 24 mm
  • Age ca. 1853
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silvered brass, silver, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $1,250

1994 Vatican Documented reliquary theca with relics of 2 Martyrs: St. Josaphat Kuntsevych & St. Nicholas Pieck

Round glass-fronted yellow-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class relics of two Catholic Martyrs: ex ossibus  (of the bones) relic of St. Nicholas Pieck andex corpore (of the body)  relic of St. Josaphat KuntsevychThe relics are affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedulae labels as S. Nicolai Piek M. / V. / S. Josaphat E.M. ( St. Nicholas Pieck, Martyr / St. Josaphat, Bishop & Martyr).  On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Ugo Poletti (†1997), an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Vicar General of Rome (1973–1991). The relic is accompanied by the original  authentics document issued in 1994 by Msgr. Camillo Ruini Vicar General of Rome (1991–2001). 

  • ID# 47-RSSR
  • Size 33 mm across
  • Age ca. 1994
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price $1,250

1964 Documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Pope Pius X

Round glass-fronted yellow-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex corpore  (of the body) pre-canonization relic of Saint Pope Pius XA relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Pius Pp. X (Saint Pope Pius X ).  On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured by a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Postulator General of the Vallumbrosan Order (O.S.B. Vall). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by the Order on 8 September 1964. 

  • ID# 423-RSGSR
  • Size 32 mm across
  • Age ca. 1964
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $1,200

1992 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Didacus of Alcalá, the first canonized lay brother of OFM

Round yellow-metal glass-fronted reliquary theca housing first-class ex ossibus  (of the bone) relic of Saint Didacus of Alcalá. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on typeset cedula label as S. Didaci C. (Saint Didacus, Confessor).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM) . The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed in 1992 by the Postulator General of the Order responsible for the Causes of Canonization. 

  • ID# 117-RSGSR
  • Size 33 mm (1 1/3 inches) across
  • Age ca. 1992
  • Origin metal, glass, paper, silk, Spanish wax
  • Materials Rome, Italy
  • Price $1,200

1991 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Bernardino of Siena, the Apostle of Italy

Round yellow-metal glass-fronted reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of the bone) relic of Saint Bernardino of Siena. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Bernardini Sen. (Saint Bernardino of Siena).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM) . The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed in 1991 by the Postulator General of the Order responsible for the Causes of Canonization. 

  • ID# 115-RSGSR
  • Size 33 mm (1 1/3 inches) across
  • Age ca. 1991
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials metal, glass, paper, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price $1,200

1926 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, R.S.C.J., founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart

Round yellow-metal glass-fronted reliquary theca housing a second-class ex vestimentis  (of the vestments) relic of the St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, R.S.C.J. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground decorated by a gilt-silver cord and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. M. Soph. Barat. (St. Madeleine Sophie Barat).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Society of the Sacred Heart. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed in 1926 by the Postulator General of the Order and comes in the original leather-clad fitted case of issue

  • ID# 605-RSGSR
  • Size 28 mm in diameter
  • Age ca. 1926
  • Origin France
  • Materials Metal, glass, silk
  • Price $995

2001 Documented reliquary theca with a relic of the Maltese Blessed Nazju Falzon O.F.S.

Round glass-fronted metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of the bone) relic of the Blessed Nazju Falzon O.F.SThe relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as B. Nazju Falzon / Ex Oss (of the bone of the Blessed Nazju Falzon).  On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of The Order of Friars Minor. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and signed on May 9th of 2001 (the very day of his beatification) by the Postulator General of the Order responsible for the cause of beatification and canonization. 

  • ID# 156-RSGSR
  • Size 32 mm across
  • Age ca. 2001
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, wax
  • Price $975

1960 Documented theca with relics of the Blessed Luchesius Modestini, T.O.S.F.

Round glass-fronted yellow-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of the bone) relic of Blessed Luchesius Modestini, T.O.S.F.  The relic is affixed to a ground of red silk and identified on a typeset cedula label as Ex Ossibus S. Lucesii (of the bone of St. Luchesius).  On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and signed in 1994 by the Pro-Postulator General responsible for the cause of beatification and canonization. 

  • ID# 155-RSGSR
  • Size 32 mm across
  • Age ca. 1960
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price $975

1994 Vatican Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Rosalia of Palermo & St. Genevieve

Round glass-fronted yellow-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of the bones) relics of St. Rosalia of Palermo & St. Genevieve. The relics are affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedulae labels as S. Genovefae V. / S. Rosaliae Virg. (St. Genevieve Virgin / St. Rosalia Virgin).  On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Ugo Poletti (†1997), an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Vicar General of Rome (1973–1991). The relic is accompanied by the original  authentics document issued in 1994 by Msgr. Camillo Ruini Vicar General of Rome (1991–2001). 

  • ID# 67-RSGSR
  • Size 33 mm across
  • Age ca. 1994
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price $975

1994 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Jane Frances de Chantal & Bl. Marguerite Bourgeoys

Round yellow-metal pendant reliquary theca housing the first-class relics of two Catholic Saints: ex corpore  (of the body) relic of St. Jane Frances de Chantal and ex ossibus (of the bone) pre-canonization relic of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys. The relics are affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedulae labels as S. Joanne Fr. Cht // B. Marg. Bourg V. (St. Jane Frances de Chantal and the Blessed Marguerite Bourgeoys, Virgin).  On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Camillo Ruini, an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Vicar General of Rome (1991–2008). The relic is accompanied by the original authentics document issued in 1994 by Msgr. Ruini. 

  • ID# 74-RSGSR
  • Size 33 mm across
  • Age ca. 1994
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials metal, glass, sik, Spanish wax
  • Price $975

1962 Documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Francesco Maria da Camporosso, O.F.M. Cap.

Round glass-fronted white-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of a bone) relic of Saint Francesco Maria da Camporosso. A relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Franc. Camp. (Saint Francesco Maria da Camporosso).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Order of Friars Minor. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed by the order of the Postulator General of the Orderin 1962.

  • ID# 281-12-RSCR-225
  • Size 33 mm across
  • Age ca. 1962
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials Metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $975

1986 Documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Juliana Falconieri, O.S.M., founder of Religious Sisters of the Third Order of Servites

Round white-metal glass-fronted reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of the bone) relic of Saint Juliana Falconieri. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Juliannae Falcomier. (Saint Juliana Falconieri).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Third Order of Servites. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed in 1986 by the Postulator General of the Order responsible for the Causes of Canonization. 

  • ID# 326-RSGSR
  • Size 32 mm across
  • Age ca. 1986
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials Metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $975

1984 Documented reliquary theca with relics of Ecuadorian Saint Miguel Febres Cordero, La Salle Brother

Round yellow-metal glass-fronted reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of the bone) relic of Saint Miguel Febres Cordero. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as Ex Ossibus S. Michaelis Febres Corder. (of a bone of Saint Miguel Febres Cordero).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (the La Salle Brothers). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed in 1984 (the year of his beatification) by the Postulator General of the Order responsible for the Causes of Canonization. 

  • ID# 328-RSGSR
  • Size 32 mm across
  • Age ca. 1984
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $975

1991 Documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds, Patron of expectant mothers

Round yellow-metal glass-fronted reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of the bone) relic of Saint Mary Frances of the Five Wounds. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as S. M. Franc. V.  (Saint Mary Frances [of the Five Wounds], Virgin).  On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Order of Friars Minor. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed in 1991 by the Postulator General of the Order responsible for the Causes of Canonization. 

  • ID# 120-RSGSR
  • Size 32 mm across
  • Age ca. 1991
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price $975

1975 Documented reliquary theca & medal with relics of the Blessed Charles Steeb, founder of the Sisters of Mercy of Verona

Round white-metal glass-fronted reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus  (of the bone) relic of the Blessed Charles Steeb. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as B. Varolus Steeb / ex ossibus (of the bone of the Blessed Charles Steeb). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Sisters of Mercy of Verona. The relic is accompanied by an original matching authentics document issued and sealed by the Postulator General responsible for the cause of beatification and canonization issued on the day of the beatification - July 6, 1975. It comes in the original case of the issue containing a double-sided medal with a portrait of the Blessed. 

  • ID# 445-RSGSR
  • Size 32 mm across
  • Age ca. 1975
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials metal, glass, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price $950

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