Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus († 1582), was a prominent Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, author during the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered to be, along with John of the Cross, a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. She was canonized in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV, and in 1970 was named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI. She is a Holy Patron of bodily ills; headaches; chess; loss of parents; people in need of grace; people in religious orders; people ridiculed for their piety; sick people; and sickness.
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Large oval gilt metal reliquary theca housing the first-class-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Teresa of Ávila. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground decorated with two strings of pearls and gilt paper ornamentation and identified in French on a manuscript cedula label as Ste. Thérèse. On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Jacob-Marie-Achille Ginoulhiac (†1875), Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France (1870 - 1875). The relic is accompanied by an original matching authentics document issued and signed in 1872 by Fr. Ginoulhiac.
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- ID#: 01-RSINR-5
- Size: 4 1/3 x 3 1/3 inches (11 x 8 cm)
- Age: ca. 1872
- Origin: Lyon, France
- Materials: Gilt metal, glass, silk
- Price: SOLD!
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