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Large reliquary with relic from the Holy Chemise of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Large oval glass-fronted silvered brass reliquary theca housing rarely seen de Subuculi (of the Holy Chemise) relic of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A significant relic is affixed to the background of red silk ground surrounded by silver wire and gilt paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on a fancy manuscript cedula label as De Sub: BMae Vir. M.  (Of the Chemise of the Blessed Virgin Mary). 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. 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.

According to tradition, La Sainte Chemise, often bashfully translated into English as the Holy Tunic, was the undergarment that the Virgin Mary was believed to have been wearing while she gave birth to the baby Jesus. The ecclesiastics emphasized that she had worn it next to her bare skin and it aroused fascinating attention. It was said to have been given to Emperor Charlemagne by the Empress Irene of Byzantium, who wanted to win favor with him, and presented to Chartres by his grandson Charles the Bald in 876. During the French Revolution, the Holy Chemise was taken away and torn to pieces, but a part of it was recovered afterward and kept in the ​Chartres ​cathedral. 

Additional Info

  • ID#: 88-RSMBR-6
  • Size: 62 x 50 mm (1 3/4 x 2 1/3 inches)
  • Age: ca. first third of the 19th century
  • Origin: Rome, Italy
  • Materials: brass, glass, silk, silver, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price: Price upon request
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