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Reliquary theca with relics of 8 Saints: ​St Onesimus of Byzantium, St Josaphat of Poloist, St ​Cyril, St Hyacintha Mariscotti, St Hermenegild, St Lawrence Justinian, St Alexander Sauli & St Isidore

Round glass-fronted  theca housing relics of eight saints:  ​​Saint Onesimus, Bishop of Byzantium; Saint Josaphat, Bishop of Polotsk and Martyr;  ​Saint ​Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria; Saint Hyacintha Mariscotti Saint Hermenegild, Royal Martyr; Saint Lawrence Justinian, Bishop of Venice; Saint Alexander Sauli; and Saint Isidore, Archbishop of SevilleThe relics are affixed to cutouts on a background of dark red silk and titled on typographic cedula labels. On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a red wax seal with a coat of arms of Cardinal Basilio Pompilj (†1931), the Vicar General of Rome.

​Saint Onesimus of Byzantium  († ca. 95 AD), also called The Holy Apostle Onesimus in some Eastern Orthodox churches, was a slave to Philemon of Colossae, a man of Christian faith who became Bishop in EphesusDuring the reign of Roman emperor Domitian and the persecution of Trajan, Onesimus was imprisoned in Rome and have been martyred by stoning.  Eastern Churches remember Onesimus on 15 February and 22 November​ and the Roman Catholic Church commemorates his feast on 16 February.
 
Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych, O.S.B.M., († 1623) (Язафат Кунцэвіч, Jazafat Kuncevič, Jozafat Kuncewicz, Juozapatas Kuncevičius, Йосафат Кунцевич, Josafat Kuntsevych) was a Polish-Lithuanian monk and archbishop of the Ruthenian Uniate Church, who on 12 November 1623 was killed by angry mob in Vitebsk, in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (now in Belarus). He is "the best-known victim" of anti-Catholic violence related to implementing the Union of Brest, and is declared a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church. His feast day is celebrated on November 12 and he is a Holy Patron of Ukraine. ​
 
​Saint ​Cyril of Alexandria (†444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria at the time when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire who is counted among the Church Fathers and the Doctors of the Church, and his reputation within the Christian world has resulted in his titles Pillar of Faith and Seal of all the Fathers​.​  The Roman Catholic Church commemorates him on 27 June, considered to be the day of the saint's death. The Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches celebrate his feast day on 9 June and also, together with Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria, on 18 January.

Saint Hyacintha Mariscotti, T.O.R., (†1640) was an Italian nun of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis. Hyacintha was beatified by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726, and canonized on 14 May 1807 by Pope Pius VII. Today her remains are preserved for veneration in the church of her now-defunct monastery, which today bears her name. Hyachintha's feast day is celebrated on 30 January by the Third Order of St. Francis.

Saint Hermenegild or Ermengild ( ​​†585) (Spanish: San Hermenegildo), was the son of king Liuvigild of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula and southern France​ who converted from Arianism to Chalcedonian Christianity. His death was later celebrated as a martyrdom due to the influence of Pope Gregory I's Dialogues, in which he portrayed Hermenegild as a "Catholic martyr rebelling against the tyranny of an Arian father." He is venerated in Catholic Church​ and Eastern Orthodox Church and his ​Feast is commemorated on ​April 13​.​

SaintLawrence Justinian, C.R.S.A. ​(​†1456​) ​ Italian: Lorenzo Giustiniani) was a canon regular who was appointed as a bishop and became the first Patriarch of Venice. He was canonized by Pope Alexander VIII (1689–1691). ​His feast ​is commemorated on 8 January, ​and he is a Holy Patron of Venice.

Saint Alexander Sauli, C.R.S.P. († 1592), was an Italian priest, who is called the "Apostle of Corsica". In 1571, he was appointed by Pius V to the ancient see of Aleria, Corsica, where he rebuilt churches, founded colleges and seminaries, and despite the depredations of corsairs, placed the Church in a flourishing condition. He is a holy patron of Corsica and Barnabite seminarians. His feast day is celebrated on October 11.

Saint Isidore of Seville †636)​ was a scholar and Archbishop of Seville, is widely regarded as the last of the Fathers of the Church ​and "The last scholar of the ancient world." Isidore was interred in Seville and his tomb represented an important place of veneration for the Mozarabs during the centuries after the Arab conquest of Visigothic Hispanic. He was canonised a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 1598 by Pope Clement VIII and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1722 by Pope Innocent XIII. Many of his bones are buried in the cathedral of Murcia, Spain.

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  • ID#: 59-RSABR-35
  • Size: 50 mm in diameter
  • Age: ca. 1927, Vatican
  • Price: SOLD!
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