Multiple Reliquary In Gilded Brass – Relic Of The Virgin And Saints – Dated 1782

Multiple Reliquary in Gilded Brass – Relic of the Virgin and Saints – dated 1782 - Bruges - Belgium

Authentic round reliquary in gilded brass, containing several relics of saints and the Blessed Virgin Mary, dated 1782 on the back, with ecclesiastical seal in red wax and red cords authenticating the whole.

Description

The visible face is decorated with stylized floral motifs, on a guilloché gold background. Each relic is inserted in a rosette surrounded by colored petals (blue or pink) with a handwritten name carefully calligraphed around it.

Identification of the relics (visible inscriptions):
Ex pulvere S. Joseph Sp. BMV (From the dust of the mantle of Saint Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary)
Ex linteo B. Mariae V. (From the linen of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Sancti Francisci Assisi (Saint Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscans)
Sanctae Clarae V. (Saint Clare, foundress of the Poor Clares)
Sanctae Colette Virgin. (Saint Colette, reformer of the Poor Clares)
Sanctae Rosae Confess. (Saint Rose, probably Saint Rose of Lima)
Sancti Antonii P. (Saint Anthony of Padua, Franciscan and Doctor of the Church)
Sancti Bonaventuraeb (Saint Bonaventure, Franciscan cardinal, Doctor of the Church)
Sancti Ludovici Franc. (Saint Louis of France, probably Saint Louis IX)
Sancti Apollonii M. (Saint Apollonius, Christian martyr)
Sancti Antonii Abbatis (Saint Anthony the Great, founder of monasticism)

Back:

Manuscript cartridge inscribed:
• Diœcesis Brugensis (Diocese of Bruges)
• 5 October
• Anno 1782
• Handwritten note: Num. 232. Clambi
• Red wax seal struck with ecclesiastical arms (illegible here), with red cords of authenticity, intact.

Dimensions: 8 cm in diameter

Condition:

Excellent state of conservation. Seal intact. Fresh colors. Original glass

In accordance with canon law (can. 1190 §1), this sale concerns only the reliquary as an object of sacred art. The relics it contains are not the object of the transaction, but are included free of charge for their historical and cultural value.

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