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1991 Documented reliquary theca with relics of 3 Martyrs of Vietnam: Sts. Joseph Nien Vien, Melchor García Sanpedro & Peter Tuan

Round yellow-metal glass-fronted reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of three Vietnamese martyr-saints canonized in 1988 by Pope John Paul II as part of the group of 117 Vietnamese martyrs: Saint Saint Joseph Nien Vien P.M., Saint Melchor García Sanpedro O.P., and Saint Peter Tuan P.M. The relics are affixed to a red silk ground decorated by silver wire and identified in Latin on a typeset cedulae labels.  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 the Dominican Order. The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and sealed in 1991 by the Postulator General of the Order responsible for the Causes of Canonization. 

Saint Joseph Nien Vien P.M. (†1840) was a Catholic Martyr of Vietnam who was beheaded by anti-Christian officials for refusing to deny Christ. Pope John Paul II canonized him in 1988 and his Feastday is celebrated on August 21.

Saint Melchor García Sanpedro O.P. (†1858) - was Catholic martyr of Vietnam, missionary, member of the Dominican monastic order, and bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Tonkin, Vietnam. He was arrested and executed on July 28, 1858. On April 29,he was beatified in 1951 by Pope Pius XII and on June 19, 1988, canonized by Pope John Paul II, as part of the group of 117 Vietnamese martyrs. His feast day is celebrated on November 24th.

Saint Peter Tuan P.M. (†1838) - was Catholic martyr of Vietnam. A native priest, he was arrested by Vietnamese authorities and suffered such grievous tortures while in prison that he died before they could carry out the order of execution by beheading. Pope John Paul II canonized him in 1988, as part of the group of 117 Vietnamese martyrs. His feast day is celebrated on July 15th.

Additional Info

  • ID#: 252-RSGSR
  • Size: 32 mm across
  • Age: ca. 1991
  • Origin: Rome, Italy
  • Materials: metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price: $975
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