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Reliquary theca with relics of St. Peter & Paul, the Apostles of Christ

Oval glass-fronted silvered brass reliquary theca housing relics of two Apostles of Christ: Saint Peter & Saint Paul. The relics are mounted on red silk ground and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as S. Petre Ap. / S. Pauli Ap. (Saint Peter Apostle / Saint Paul Apostle). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax with an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Costantino Patrizi Naro (†1876), Dean of the College of Cardinals and the Vicar General of the Roman Curia. 

Saint Peter († between AD 64 and 68), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Church. He is also venerated as the "Apostle of the Apostles" and the first pope of the Roman Catholic Church, ordained by Jesus in the "Rock of My Church" dialogue in Matthew 16:18. Christian churches all venerate Peter as a major saint and associate him with founding the Church of Antioch and later the Church in Rome.

Saint Paul († AD 67), was an Apostle who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world and is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age founding several churches in Asia Minor and Europe. The Roman Martyrology assigns 29 June as the feast day of both Apostles, Peter and Paul.

Additional Info

  • ID#: 39-RSMIS-15
  • Size: 28 x 23 mm
  • Age: ca. third quarter of the 19th century
  • Origin: Vatican
  • Materials: brass, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price: SOLD!
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