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1988 documented reliquary theca with relics of St. Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori, founder of the Redemptorists Order

Round glass-fronted yellow-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the body) relic of Saint Alphonsus Maria de' LiguoriThe relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as Ex Oss. S. Alf. Lig. (of the bone of Saint Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori). On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured with a partially preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of the Order of The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (commonly known as the Redemptorist Order). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued on 29 October 1988 by the Postulator General of the Order.

Saint Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori, C.Ss.R. († 1787), was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, and theologian who founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists). In 1762 he was appointed Bishop of Sant'Agata dei Goti. A prolific writer, he published nine editions of his Moral Theology in his lifetime, in addition to other devotional and ascetic works and letters. Among his best known works are The Glories of Mary and The Way of the Cross, the latter still used in parishes during Lenten devotions. He was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI. Pope Pius IX proclaimed him a Doctor of the Church in 1871. One of the most widely read Catholic authors, Alphonsus Liguori is the patron saint of confessors.

Additional Info

  • ID#: 103-RSGSR
  • Size: 35 mm across
  • Age: ca. 1988
  • Origin: Rome, Italy
  • Materials: metal, glass, silk, Spanish wax
  • Price: SOLD!
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