Reliquary With The Nine Relics Of The Holy Curé Of Ars - 20th Century

Here's a particularly interesting neo-Gothic bronze reliquaryof Jean Marie Vianney with nine separate relics of the holy man. Withouthesitation, after the relic of his body of course, the most extraordinaryrelics of the patron saint of priests.
If contact relics are common enough for the Curé d'Ars, relics of therelics are just that... unobtainable. Here, in a central positioncentral position, in a small, Glory-shaped paper mount, is a very rarerelic of his flesh.This central relic is surrounded by relics of her hair, Flannel,Ornament, Blanket, Shoe, Screw and Piece of Coffin Glassas well as his shoe and, finally, a fragmentfragment of one of her garments.

The seal that seals access to the relics strongly accreditsthe authenticity of the relics presented, as it is that of Cardinal Louis Joseph Maurin, Primate of the GaulesGaules from 1916 to 1936. As Archbishop of Lyon, he was involved in promotingthe cult of the Curé d'Ars. He played a role in the stepssurrounding his canonization (1925) and in the influence of the Ars shrine.
Aconsistent approach, both temporally and geographically, since the diocese of Arsis under the metropolitan authority of the Archbishop of Lyon.
Dimensions 40 cm by 30 cm.
Beautiful condition.
For those who are sensitive to it, and quite logically given the likely authenticitynumber and nature of the relics, this reliquary emits a strong vibratory charge.vibratory charge.
Reference 873
The relics are offered with the reliquary.