Saint Christopher is venerated by several Christian denominations as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd-century Roman Emperor Decius. He is a patron of bachelors, transportation (drivers, sailors, etc.), traveling (especially for long journeys), storms, Brunswick, Saint Christopher's Island (Saint Kitts), Island Rab, Vilnius, epilepsy, gardeners, holy death, and toothache.
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Oval crystal-fronted silver reliquary theca housing first class ex ossibus (from the bone) relics of Saint Christopher, Martyr. The relics are affixed to a red silk background, surrounded by twisted silver wire ornamentation and identified on a paper cedula label as S. Christophori / Mart (Saint Christopher, Martyr). On the back, the theca is protected by a seal of red wax with a perfectly preserved imprint of a coat of arms of a Roman Catholic Bishop.
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- ID#: 88-RSABR-25
- Size: 26 x 22 mm
- Age: ca. 18th century, Italy
- Materials: silver
- Price: SOLD!
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Level 60 Trading Co,, LLC
1089 Commonwealth Ave #314,
Boston, MA 02215, USA
Tel: (+1) 786-206-9894
Our local time is
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