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Glass vial reliquary with a blood relic of St. Camillus de Lellis, founder of the Order of Clerks Regular, Ministers of the Infirm (Camillians)

Unusual small glass reliquary housing a substantial first-class ex sanguini (of the blood) relic of Saint Camillus de LellisThe relic is housed inside of a glass capsule and identified in Latin on a  manuscript cedula label as Sang. S. Camilli, Lell.. (of the blood of Saint Camillus de Lellis). On the top, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of an unidentified Roman Catholic Bishop. 

Saint Camillus de Lellis, M.I., († 1614) was an Italian priest who founded a religious Order of Clerks Regular, Ministers of the Infirm (abbreviated as M.I.), better known as the Camillians dedicated to the care of the sick. Camillus was beatified by Pope Benedict XIV in the year 1742, and canonized by him four years later in 1746. His mortal remains are located in the altar in the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Rome, along with several of his relics. He is a holy patron of the sick, hospitals, nurses, and physicians and is invoked to assist with gambling. His feast day is commemorated on July 14th. 

 

Additional Info

  • ID#: 33-RSINR-5
  • Size: 60 x 42 mm
  • Age: ca. 18th century
  • Origin: Italy
  • Materials: glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price: $2,250
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