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The True Cross of Jesus Christ Collection

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The True Cross is the name for physical remnants which, by the Church tradition, are believed to originate from the Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. The Empress Helena, mother of Constantine I, the first Christian Emperor of Rome, travelled to the Holy Land in 326–28, where she discovered the hiding place of three crosses that were believed to be used at the crucifixion of Jesus and of two thieves, St. Dismas and Gestas, executed with him, and a miracle revealed her which of the three was the True Cross. Fragments of the Cross were broken up, and the pieces were widely distributed; in 348, in one of his Catecheses, Cyril of Jerusalem remarked that the "whole earth is full of the relics of the Cross of Christ." Most of the very small relics of the True Cross in Europe came from Constantinople after the city was captured and sacked in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade. They were carved up by the present bishops and divided with other very Precious Relics among the knights; who, after their return to the homeland, donated them to churches and monasteries. Relics of the True Cross are considered to be the most important Relics of the Christiandom and are highly venerated by all Christian denominations. 

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

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 Christ. The 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
ID# 45-RSSR-2
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Spectacular silver reliquary theca with a relic of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Spectacular silver reliquary theca with a relic of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Spectacular large silver crystal-fronted reliquary decorated with opulent floral ornamentation housing significant relics of the wood from the True Cross. The sizable relics are arranged in a crucifix shape, affixed to the background of gold silk decorated with paperole and silver wire ornamentation and identified on a paper cedula label as Lingo + D.N.J.C.  ([of] the wood of the True Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of an unidentified Catholic Bishop. The reliquary comes housed in a period fitted silk-covered case.

  • ID# 279-RSCR-85
  • Size 16 x 11 cm (6 1/4 x 4 nches)
  • Age ca. 1820s
  • Origin Italy
  • Materials silver, crystal, paper, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 279-RSCR-85
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Important reliquary with large relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Important reliquary with large relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Opulent 18th-century Baroque reliquary monstrance of giltwood decorated with Arma Christi (Instruments of Passion) and housing very large and important relics from the wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The relics are displayed in a  glass-fronted cruciform cavity located in the center of the monstrance and identified on a paper cedula label as  De Ligno S. Crucis DNJC  (of the wood from the Holy Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ). On the back, the cavity is secured by four seals of red wax with a perfectly preserved imprint of a coat of arms of Antonio Paganini, Vicar General to Giuseppe Saporiti (+1767), Archbishop of Genoa (1746-1767). Fit for public veneration.

  • ID# 189-RSCR-18
  • Size Reliquary is 37 cm (14 1/2 in) high
  • Age ca. Mid-18th century
  • Origin Italy
  • Materials Gilt wood
  • Price Price upon request
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 189-RSCR-18
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Spectacular silver reliquary with a large relic of the True Cross of Jesus Christ with case

Spectacular silver reliquary with a large relic of the True Cross of Jesus Christ with case

An opulent cruciform reliquary monstrance profusely decorated with filligree silver housing extremely large particles from the wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The relics are in the cruciform shape and identified in Latin in red ink on a manuscript cedula label as Lingo SS-mae Crucis D.N.J.C. (Wood from the Most Holy Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ).  On the back, the reliquary is secured by three undisturbed seals of red Spanish wax with clear imprints of a coat of arms of Monsignor Luigi Del Drago, the Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome (1839-1845). Comes housed in the perfectly preserved original tooled leather-clad silk-lined case of issue.

  • ID# 242-RSCR-13
  • Size 147 x 87 mm (5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches)
  • Age ca. mid-19th century (ca. 1839-1845)
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials silver, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 242-RSCR-13
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Reliquary with relic from the Titulus Crucis (INRI) of the True Cross of Jesus

Reliquary with relic from the Titulus Crucis (INRI) of the True Cross of Jesus

Spectacular 18th-century Baroque silver reliquary decorated with silver filigree wire ornamentation and housing under a plate of thick rock crystal significant ex Titulus Crucis  (from the Inscription board on the True Cross) relic of Christ's Passion.  The substantial relic measuring approximately 7 x 5 mm is affixed to a silk background decorated with paperolle and identified on a fancy-cut manuscript cedula as De Tabula Tituli Crucis DN [JC[ (From the Titulus tablet of the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ). On the back, over another plate of rock crystal, the relic is secured with a 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).  The seal is a later re-certification in place of a lost original 18th-century authentics. 

  • ID# 180-RSCR-24
  • Size 195 x 111 mm (7 3/4 x 4 1/4 in)
  • Age ca. 18th century
  • Origin Siena, Italy
  • Materials silver
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 180-RSCR-24
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1898 Reliquary with relics of the True Cross, the Shroud & the Vestment of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1898 Reliquary with relics of the True Cross, the Shroud & the Vestment of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Small finely cast bronze Neo-Gothic style chapel-shaped reliquary with four glass panes containing three significant relics: of the True Cross, of the Shroud of Turin, and the Vestment of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The relics are affixed to a velvet-covered pyramid-shaped structure and identified in Latin on manuscript cedulae labels as Vera Crucis (the True Cross), De Sindone D.N.J.C. (of the Shroud of Our Lord Jesus Christ), and Ex Veste B.V. M. (of the Vestment of the Blessed Virgin Mary).  Under the removable dome of the reliquary held in place by two screws, the relics are certified by a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of the coat of arms of Fr. Henri Pelgé (†1911),  Bishop of Poitiers, France (1894 - 1911). There is a letter of provenance written in French is affixed to the bottom part of the reliquary reads as follows (translated): “Most holy relics of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary, sealed by Monsignor Pelgé, Bishop of Poitiers for the parish of Notre-Dame. Sealed in Poitiers on June 7, 1898.”

  • ID# 37-RSMIS-17
  • Size 3 1/3 inches (8.5 cm) tall
  • Age ca. 1898
  • Origin Poitiers, France
  • Materials bronze, glass, velvet, paper, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 37-RSMIS-17
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1870 Documented reliquary frame with facsimile relic of the Holy Nail of Jesus Christ

1870 Documented reliquary frame with facsimile relic of the Holy Nail of Jesus Christ

An attractive French glass-fronted frame of lacquered wood containing 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. 

The reliquary frame contains an 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, 1870.

In addition, the reliquary frame contains the following items:

  1. A cloth ribbon -  3rd class touch relic of the Column of Flagellation of Christ inscribed MISURA DELLA COLONNA DI CRISTO NRO SIGNORE ALLA QUALE FU FLAGELLATO (A Measure Of The Pillar Of Christ Our Lord At Which He Was Flagellated);
  2. A mother-of-pearl pilgrim's cross from the Holy Land;
  3. A dried up branch from an olive tree with a hand written label Olivier de Terre Sainte (Olive from the Holy Land);
  4. An engraving with a depiction of the relic of the Titlo from the Cross of Jesus housed in the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem in Rome;
  5. An envelope with a pebble relic from the Sepulcher of Christ;
  6. Two envelopes with a pebble relic from the Column of Flagellation of Christ;
  7. An envelope with a pebble relic from the Grotto of Gethsemane.

The reliquary is suitable for private and public veneration. 

  • ID# 47-RSSR-15
  • Size Frame: 17 3/4 x 14 1/4 inches (45 x 36 cm)
  • Age ca. 1870
  • Origin Rome, Frame - Bordeaux, France
  • Materials wood, paper, glass, Spanish wax, silk, cloth
  • Price Price upon request
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 47-RSSR-15
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Spectacular reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ in case

Spectacular reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ in case

Spectacular and important 18th-century large cruciform silver reliquary theca decorated with intricate floral filigree ornamentation housing unusually large particle relics of the wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The precious relics are displayed in a cruciform shape and identified in Latin as D.N.J.C. (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 an unidentified Roman Catholic Bishop. The reliquary is accompanied by a silk-lined .case of gilt-tooled Florentine leather. 

  • ID# 278-RSCR-95
  • Size 180 x 115 mm (7 x 5 inches)
  • Age ca. 19th century
  • Origin Rome, Italy
  • Materials Reliquary: silver, silk, Spanish wax; Case: leather, silk, paper
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 278-RSCR-95
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Reliquary monstrance with 2 relics of the Passion - the True Cross & the Holy Shroud of Jesus Christ (Shroud of Turin)

Reliquary monstrance with 2 relics of the Passion - the True Cross & the Holy Shroud of Jesus Christ (Shroud of Turin)

Elegant 19th century Baroque reliquary monstrance of parcel gilt and whitewashed wood housing two significant relics of ​the Christ's Passion: of the wood from the True Cross and of the material from the Holy Shroud. The relics are displayed in a  grass-fronted cavity located in the center the monstrance and identified on a fancy-cut paper cedula label as  De Ligno + DN  (of the wood [from the True Cross] of Our Lord) and De Sindone DN (of the Shroud of Our Lord). On the back, the cavity is secured by four seals of red wax with a perfectly preserved imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Giovanni Francesco Capelletti (†1831), Bishop of Ascoli Piceno (1806-1831). Fit for a for public veneration.

  • ID# 147-RSCR-25
  • Size 12 1/2 in (32 cm) high
  • Age ca. first third of the 19th century
  • Origin Italy
  • Materials gilt wood
  • Price Price upon request
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 147-RSCR-25
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Important 1932 documented reliquary pendant with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

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
ID# 277-RSCR-5
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1851 Spectacular French silver reliquary monstrance with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

1851 Spectacular French silver reliquary monstrance with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

19th-century French large cruciform  reliquary monstrance made of  wood decorated with solid silver caps and center detail and housing a theca with particles from the wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The substantial relics are displayed in a  crystal-fronted silver theca placed in the center of the reliquary. On its back, the theca is secured by an undisturbed seal of red Spanish wax with an imprint of a coat of arms of an unidentified Roman Catholic Cardinal. The base of the monstrance has a hallmarked solid-silver plaque with the following inscription in French:

"The oak from which this cross is made is contemporary with the birth of Christianity, it was found near Sombernon, a few years ago in a Roman aqueduct whose construction dates back to the conquest of Gaul, it owes its black color to its long stay underground. [dated] 1851."

  • ID# 43-RSSR-225
  • Size 24 1/2 inches (62 cm) tall
  • Age ca. 1851
  • Origin France
  • Materials wood, silver, crystal, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 43-RSSR-225
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Spectacular French silver reliquary monstrance with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Spectacular French silver reliquary monstrance with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

19th-century French cruciform  reliquary monstrance made of ebony wood decorated with hallmarked solid silver fleur-de-lis finials and housing a theca with particles from the wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The relics are displayed in a  glass-fronted removable theca placed in the center of the reliquary and surrounded by a cruciform micromosaic depicting the Instruments of Passion (Arma Christi). The theca is secured by an undisturbed seal of red Spanish wax with an imprint of a coat of arms of the Order of Friars Minor.

  • ID# 44-RSSR-2
  • Size 17 1/2 inches (44 cm) high
  • Age ca. 19th century
  • Origin France
  • Materials ebony wood, silver, tessera, glass, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 44-RSSR-2
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Large gilt wood reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Large gilt wood reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

A large ca. 18th century cruciform altar reliquary monstrance of gilt wood housing relics from the wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The relics are displayed in a  glass-fronted  cavity located in the center of the monstrance where they are affixed in a cruciform shape to the background of red silk. On the back, under a protective lid, the cavity is secured by a seal of red wax with a perfectly preserved imprint of a coat of arms of an unidentified Roman Catholic Bishop.  Suitable for public veneration.

  • ID# 33-RSSR-15
  • Size 23 1/2 inches (60 cm) tall
  • Age ca. 18th century
  • Origin France
  • Materials Gilt wood, glass, silk
  • Price Price upon request
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 33-RSSR-15
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Monstrance reliquary with relic of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Monstrance reliquary with relic of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Elaborate Baroque 18th-century monstrance of gilt wood with crossed Arma Christi surmounted by carved wooden canopy containing oval silver glass-fronted theca housing relic of the Passion of Jesus Christ: particles of the Wood from the True Cross. The relics are mounted in cruciform shape on a background of red silk and surrounded by gold burst and twisted silver wire decoration. They are identified on elaborately cut out paper cedula label as Ex Lingo SS-mae Crucis D.N.J.C. (From the wood of the Most Precious Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ). The theca is authenticated on the back with perfectly preserved red wax seal of Francesco Gaetano Incontri (†1781), the Archbishop of Florence (p. 1741-1781). 

  • ID# 122-LCD-12
  • Size Monstrance: 42 x 17 cm
  • Age ca. third quarter of the 18th century, Italy
  • Materials gilt wood monstrance and silver theca
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 122-LCD-12
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Fancy silver theca with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ and the Apostles

Fancy silver theca with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ and the Apostles

18th-century oval silver double-crystal reliquary theca decorated on the top with bow-shaped silver wire ornamentation and housing relics of the Twelve Apostles of Christ centered around the relic of the True Cross. The relics are affixed to a gold silk background decorated with gilt paperolle, silver wire, and floral ornamentation and identified on manuscript cedulae labels as St. Peter the Apostle, St. Paul the Apostle, St. Andrew the Apostle, St. James the Great the Apostle, St. Philip the Apostle, St. [Jude] Thaddeus the Apostle, St. Matthew the Apostle, St. Bartholomew the Apostle, St. Matthias the Apostle, St. Simon the Apostle, St. James [the Less] the Apostle, and St. Thomas the Apostle. On the back, the theca is secured with a well-preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of an unidentified Roman Catholic Bishop.

  • ID# 03-RSSR-1
  • Size 110 x 67 mm
  • Age ca. 18th century
  • Origin Italy
  • Materials silver, crystal
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 03-RSSR-1
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1932 documented reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

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
ID# 264-RSCR-1
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Important silver reliquary theca with Passion relic of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Important silver reliquary theca with Passion relic of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Historically important ca. 1800 oval glass-fronted silver reliquary pendant housing a relic of The True Cross of Christ, presumably used to cure the sick and for exorcism. The particles of the Wood from the True Cross are arranged in a cruciform shape on a ground of red silk and surrounded by gilt paperolle ornamentation. On the back, behind the hinged protective panel, the reliquary is secured by a seal of red Spanish wax with a coat of arms of Monsignor Bernardino Honorati (†1807), a Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro in Rome and an important Vatican official who served as Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura and a Relator of the Sacred Congregation of Good Government. The reliquary is enclosed in a silver pendant-case with a hinged lid that is engraved with the following inscriptions:

Front: ET VERBUM CAROFACTUMEST. ("And the Word became flesh". [John 1:14])
Reverse: ESSE + CRUSEM DOMINI FUGGITE PARTES ADVERSAE ("Behold the Cross of the Lord! Be gone all evil powers!" (Motto of St. Anthony))

  • ID# 277-RSCR-5
  • Size he theca 38 x 33 mm, case: 42 x 37 mm, t
  • Age ca. 1800
  • Origin Vatican
  • Materials silver, glass, paper, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 277-RSCR-5
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1883 Documented crystal theca with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

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 Christ. The 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
ID# 230-RSCR-11
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18c Reliquary of the True Cross & Arma Christi (Instruments of Passion) of Jesus Christ relics

18c Reliquary of the True Cross & Arma Christi (Instruments of Passion) of Jesus Christ relics

18c large oval glass-fronted silvered brass reliquary theca housing relics of the Wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ surrounded by eleven Arma Christi (Instruments of Passion) relics.

The relics are as follows: 

  1. (Center) - Of the Wood from the True Cross
  2. De Scala Cruciae - from the Holy Stairs of the Cross
  3. De Spina - Of the Thorn from the Crown of Thorns
  4. Monte Calvariae - Pebble from the Mount Cavalry
  5. De Spongia - Of the Holy Sponge
  6. De Lingo Mense - Of the Wood from the Table of the Last Supper
  7. De Pane Bened. - Of the Blessed Bread
  8. Sacre Monte Sion - Pebble from the Mount Zion 
  9. ex Veste Alba - From the White Garment
  10. De Linteo - Of the cloth [of the Holy Shroud]
  11. De Col. flag, D.N.J.C. - from the Column of Flagellation of Our Lord
  12. De Sepulcre D.N.J.C. - from the Holy Sepulcher of Our Lord 

The relics are affixed to the ground of blue silk, surrounded by gilt paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on manuscript cedulae labels.  On the back, under a protective cap, the reliquary is secured by a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Fr. Antonino Serafino Camarda O.P. (†1754), Bishop of Rieti, Italy (1724–1754).

  • ID# 274-RSCR-75
  • Size 75 x 65 mm (3 x 2 1/2 inches)
  • Age ca. second quarter of the 18th century
  • Origin Lazio, Italy
  • Materials silvered brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price Price upon request
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 274-RSCR-75
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Documented reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

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
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Fine Silver Pectoral Cross with Relics of Christ's Passion: of the Cross, of the Scepter, of the Sponge, Sweat Cloth, of the Crown of Thorns, of the Spear, of the Nail

Fine Silver Pectoral Cross with Relics of Christ's Passion: of the Cross, of the Scepter, of the Sponge, Sweat Cloth, of the Crown of Thorns, of the Spear, of the Nail

A fine 18th-century silver pectoral cross housing seven precious relics of Christ's Passion centered around a relic of the True Cross. The relics are placed in the inner compartments covered by a hinged lid  held in place by a silver capped screw and identified in Latin on typeset cedulae labels as:

  1. S. Spinensis Coronae D.N.J.C. - of the Crown of Thorns of our Lord Jesus Christ
  2. S. Sceptrum D.N.J.C. - of the Reed Scepter  of our Lord Jesus Christ
  3. [of the Wood of the True Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ]
  4. S. Sudarii D.N.J.C. - of the Sweat Cloth (the Veil of Veronica) of our Lord Jesus Christ
  5. S. Hasta D.N.J.C. - of the Spear of our Lord Jesus Christ
  6. S. Spongia D.N.J.C. - of the Holy Sponge of our Lord Jesus Christ
  7. S. Clav. D.N.J.C. - of the nail [from the Cross] of our Lord Jesus Christ
  8. The last relic is unfortunately lost

The cross has a depiction of Christ on the front and back and is hallmarked on the ends of the cross's arms with an 18th-century mark of a silversmith from Napoli, Italy.

  • ID# 22-RSSR-16
  • Size 124 x 77 mm (4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in)
  • Age ca. 18th century
  • Origin Napoli, Italy
  • Materials silver, glass
  • Price Price upon request
  • Silver
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 22-RSSR-16
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18th century reliquary theca with relic of the True Cross of Jesus Christ.

18th century reliquary theca with relic of the True Cross of Jesus Christ.

Spectacular 18th century double-rock crystal cruciform reliquary decorated by fine silver wire border and housing substantial particles of the True Cross of Jesus Christ. Authenticated with red seal of Spanish wax with inprint of a coat of arms of a Catholic Bishop and housed in original fitted tooled leather diamond-shaped case.

  • ID# 97-RSCR-9
  • Size reliquary: 53 x 31 mm, relics: 21 x 10 mm
  • Age ca. 18th century, Italy
  • Materials crystal in leather case
  • Price $5,500
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 97-RSCR-9
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1862 documented reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

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
ID# 263-RSCR-12
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1803 Vatican documented reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

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
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ID# 75-RSMBR-5
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1885 Documented reliquary frame with facsimile relic of the Holy Nail of Jesus Christ

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
ID# 53-RSSR-1
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Reliquary theca with relics of Jesus Christ - the True Cross and the Holy Bread

Reliquary theca with relics of Jesus Christ - the True Cross and the Holy Bread

Substantial 18th century oval glass-fronted reliquary theca housing two Holy Relics of the Christ's life and Passion. Behind glass, the relics are covered in paper and identified in 18th century ductus as De ligno Crucis et / de pane quando satianis (from the True Cross and Bread that Satisfied ). 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. Enrique Laso de la Vega (†1729), Titular Bishop of Thaumacus (1728-1729).

  • ID# 188-RSCR-7
  • Size 65 x 54 mm
  • Age ca. first third of the 18th century
  • Origin Italy
  • Price $3,500
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 188-RSCR-7
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Large theca with relics from the Wood of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Large theca with relics from the Wood of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

Large oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing relics from the Holy Wood of the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The relics are affixed to a profusely decorated red silk background in a cruciform shape and identified on a paper cedula in the upper part as ex Lignum SS. Crucis. (from the Wood of the Most Holy Cross [of Our Lord Jesus Christ]). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is protected by a seal of red wax with a clear imprint of a coat of arms of a Catholic Cardinal. 

  • ID# 09-RSMB-45
  • Size 57 x 50 mm
  • Age ca. 1800, Italy
  • Materials brass
  • Price $3,250
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 09-RSMB-45
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1807 documented reliquary with relics of the True Cross of Jesus Christ

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
ID# 08-281-RSCR-225
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Greek Icon - Crucifixion of Christ with Mourners

Greek Icon - Crucifixion of Christ with Mourners

A Greek icon is depicting crucified Christ flanked by mourning Mary, Mother of Jesus and St. John the Apostle. Behind them the walls of Jerusalem. Finely executed on a gold ground.

  • ID# 475-HGi-8
  • Size 14 1/2 x 12 in (36.7 x 30.3 cm)
  • Age ca. 19th century.
  • Origin Greece
  • Materials Oil on gilded wood panel
  • Price $3,75020% off$3,000
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 475-HGi-8
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Large Russian Icon - The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ with the Descent from the Cross & the Burial of Christ

Large Russian Icon - The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ with the Descent from the Cross & the Burial of Christ

The icon depicts the the crucified Christ flanked on the left by St.Martha, St. Paul and on the right with St. Mary and St. Anastasia. The vignettes with scenes of the Descent from the Cross and the Burial of Christ are depicted in the upper corners. 

  • ID# 135-089-107-SP2
  • Size 17 1/3 x 14 1/4 inches (44 x 36 cm)
  • Age ca. 1890s
  • Origin Central Russia
  • Materials Egg tempera on silvered, tooled, and gessoed wood
  • Price $3,20020% off$2,560
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ID# 135-089-107-SP2
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Russian icon - The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Russian icon - The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

The icon depicts the Exaltation of the Holy Cross – one the most important feasts of the Orthodox liturgical year established around the relic of the True Cross, found by Saint Helen and kept in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. In the center are Bishop Macarius and another Bishop raising the Cross with the help of two deacons. Empress Helen and her son Emperor Constantine are flanking the group. Behind them, is depicted the Basilica of the Resurrection crowned by five domes (also called the Church of the Holy Sepulchre).

  • ID# 411-046-052-SP2
  • Size 13 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches (35 x 31 cm)
  • Age ca. mid-19th century
  • Origin Old Believer's workshop
  • Materials Egg tempera on parcel git and gessoed wood
  • Price $2,50020% off$2,000
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 411-046-052-SP2
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Russian Icon - The Crucifixion

Russian Icon - The Crucifixion

The icon is depicting crucified Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary, St. Mary Magdalene, St. John the Theologian, and St. Longinus the Centurion.

  • ID# 246-104-075-SP7-7
  • Size 17 1/3 x 14 1/3 in (44 x 36 cm)
  • Age ca. 1900
  • Materials Egg tempera on gessoed wood
  • Price $1,20020% off$960
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 246-104-075-SP7-7
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4-Panel Russian Icon: The Crucifixion and 4 Miracleworking Madonnas

4-Panel Russian Icon: The Crucifixion and 4 Miracleworking Madonnas

Complex icon depicting the Crucifixion flanked by the Mother of God and St. John under God the Father, with four panels depicting Miracleworking Madonnas

  • ID# 78-102-96-SP6-11
  • Size 12 x 10 in (31 x 26 cm)
  • Age ca. 1900
  • Materials Egg tempera on silvered, tooled, and gessoed wood
  • Price $95020% off$760
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 78-102-96-SP6-11
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The Staurotheke icon with Crucifix and 6 Family Saints

The Staurotheke icon with Crucifix and 6 Family Saints

Staurotheke icon with affixed brass and enameled crucifix flanked by six selected family saints.

 

  • ID# 153-048-034-SP6-11
  • Size 13 3/4 x 11 3/4 in (35 x 30 cm)
  • Age ca. 1880's
  • Materials Egg tempera on silvered and gessoed wood with enameled brass insert
  • Price $95020% off$760
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 153-048-034-SP6-11
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Russian four-part Icon with Crucifixion depicting Sooth My Sorrow Mother of God, Our Lady of Vladimir, Saint Nicholas, and Saint Seraphim of Sarovsk

Russian four-part Icon with Crucifixion depicting Sooth My Sorrow Mother of God, Our Lady of Vladimir, Saint Nicholas, and Saint Seraphim of Sarovsk

Three border saints are: Saint John the Theologian, Saint Zinaida and Saint Justinia

  • ID# 120-024-108-L60i4-90
  • Size 12 1/4 in x 10 1/4 in (31 cm x 26 cm)
  • Age ca. 1870, Central Russia
  • Materials Egg tempera on gessoed wood
  • Price $90020% off$720
ID# 120-024-108-L60i4-90
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Russian Icon - icon depicting the Crucifixion, Our Lady of Kazan, St. Nicholas, St. Michael, and St. George

Russian Icon - icon depicting the Crucifixion, Our Lady of Kazan, St. Nicholas, St. Michael, and St. George

Complex icon depicting the Crucifixion flanked by the Mother of God and St. John under God the Father, with four panels depicting Our Lady of Kazan (top left), St. Nicholas (top right), St. Michael the Archangel, Chief of the Heavenly Host (bottom left), and St. George Slaying the Dragon (Bottom right)

  • ID# 17-52-58-SP6-100
  • Size 13 3/4 x 11 3/4 in (35 x 30 cm)
  • Age ca. 1890s
  • Origin Icon painting village of Kholui
  • Materials Egg tempera on silvered and gessoed wood
  • Price $90020% off$720
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 17-52-58-SP6-100
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Four-Panel icon depicting the Crucifixion, Our Lady of Kazan, Our Lady of the Unburnt Bush, St. Michael the Archangel and St. Nicholas,

Four-Panel icon depicting the Crucifixion, Our Lady of Kazan, Our Lady of the Unburnt Bush, St. Michael the Archangel and St. Nicholas,

  • ID# 207-078-101-SP6-1
  • Size 21 x 17 1/2 in (53 x 44 cm)
  • Age ca. 1900
  • Materials Egg tempera on silvered and gessoed wood
  • Price $90020% off$720
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 207-078-101-SP6-1
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Staurotheke Icon with the Crucifixion, Mourners & Border Saints

Staurotheke Icon with the Crucifixion, Mourners & Border Saints

  • ID# 37-066-110-SP7-2
  • Size 13 3/4 x 12 1/4 in (35 x 31 cm)
  • Age ca. 1890s
  • Materials Egg tempera on gilt wood with brass insert
  • Price $72520% off$580
  • Orthodox Cross
ID# 37-066-110-SP7-2
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Russian Orthodox brass Crucifix cross with mourners, 4 Serphim, and selected Feasts

Russian Orthodox brass Crucifix cross with mourners, 4 Serphim, and selected Feasts

Russian Orthodox eight-ended cross with a scene of the Crucifixion with two rectangular panels (Crucifixion with the Mourners). On the left plate; mourning-Virgin Mary and St. Martha; on the right plate: St. John the Theologian and St. Martyr Longinus the Centurion; surmounted by 4 Seraphims over five scenes (clockwise left to right: The Presentation of our Lord, Entry into Jerusalem, The Resurrection, The Ascension, The Old Testament Trinity), two Angels, and God Father in Heaven.

 

  • ID# 2972-L60i2-35
  • Size 11 cm x 19 cm (4 1/2 in x 7 in)
  • Age ca. 18th century, Vyg, Northern Russia
  • Materials brass
  • Price $550
ID# 2972-L60i2-35
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Russian Orthodox brass kiot crucifix cross with mourners

Russian Orthodox brass kiot crucifix cross with mourners

Russian Orthodox eight-sided cross surmounted by two Angels and God Father in Heaven with a scene of the Crucifixion with two rectangular panels (Crucifixion with the Mourners). On the left plate; mourning-Virgin Mary and St. Martha; on the right plate: St. John the Theologian and Saint Martyr Longinus the Centurion. 

 

  • ID# 06-DDMA-75
  • Size 11 cm x 19 cm (4 1/2 in x 7 in)
  • Age ca. 18th century, Vyg, Northern Russia
  • Materials brass
  • Price $500
ID# 06-DDMA-75
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Small Russian Orthodox brass Crucifix cross with Seraphim

Small Russian Orthodox brass Crucifix cross with Seraphim

Russian Orthodox high relief eight-ended cross with a scene of the Crucifixion surmounted by two angels and God the Father. Two Seraphim on the sides are typical of the workshops of the village of Guslitsi.

 

  • ID# 155-DDMA-3
  • Size 10 cm x 16 cm (4 in x 6 1/2 in)
  • Age ca. 19th century, Old Believer's workshop, village of Guslitsi
  • Materials brass
  • Price $275
ID# 155-DDMA-3
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Small Russian brass pectoral Old Believer's Crucifix cross

Small Russian brass pectoral Old Believer's Crucifix cross

  • ID# 21-DDPbA-5
  • Size 6- mm x 32 mm (2 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in)
  • Age ca. 19th century Old Believer's Workshop, Vyg, Northern Russia
  • Materials brass
  • Price $175
ID# 21-DDPbA-5
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