Saint George of Lydda (†303), the Greatmartyr, was a Roman soldier and military officer in the Guard of Emperor Diocletian of the Roman army, who ordered his death for failing to recant his Christian faith. As a Christian martyr, he later became one of the most venerated saints in Christianity. Venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Saint George is a holy patron of agricultural workers; archers; armourers; cavalry; chivalry; Constantinople; Crusaders; England; equestrians; Ethiopia; farmers; field workers; Georgia; Montenegro; Moscow; Order of the Garter; Palestine; Portuguese Army and Navy; Ptuj; riders; Romani people; saddle makers; Serbia; Scouts; sheep and shepherds; skin diseases; Slovenia; and soldiers.
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Elegant Mid-19th century architectural Neo-Gothic reliquary monstrance of parcel gilt wood housing significant and important first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of the Saint George, Martyr of Lydda. The relic is housed in a grass-fronted reliquary urn placed on the lower part of the monstrance. It is identified on a fancy-cut paper cedula label as S. Georgii, Mil. M (Saint George, Soldier, Martyr). On the sides, the urn is secured by two seals of red wax with a perfectly preserved imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Giuseppe Perugini O.E.S.A. (†1829) Titular Bishop of Porphyreon (1823-1829) and the Sacristan of the of the Apostolic Palace. Suitable for public veneration.
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- ID#: 148-RSCR-2
- Size: Monstrance - 15 in (38 cm) high, Reliquary urn - 5 1/2 in (17 cm) high
- Age: ca. mid -19th century
- Origin: Naples, Italy
- Materials: Gilt wood
- Price: SOLD!
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