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1989 Vatican-documented reliquary theca with relic of St. Timothy of Ephesus

Round yellow-metal glass-fronted reliquary theca housing first-class ex Ossibus  (of the bone) relic of Saint Timothy of Ephesus. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on typeset cedula label as S. Timothei E. C. (Saint Timothy Bishop & Confessor).  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. Petrus Canisius Jean van Lierde, O.S.A. (†1995), the Titular Bishop of Porphyrion, in his capacity of the Vicar General for the Vatican City State. The relic is accompanied by an original matching authentics document issued and sealed in 1989 by the Vicar General of the Vatican.

Saint Timothy of Ephesus (†97) was an early Christian evangelist and the first Christian bishop of Ephesus. The Apostle Paul met him during his second missionary journey and he became Paul's companion and missionary partner along with Silas. The New Testament indicates that Timothy traveled with Paul the Apostle, who was also his mentor. He is addressed as the recipient of the First and Second Epistles to Timothy. Timothy is venerated as an apostle, saint, and martyr by the Eastern Orthodox Church, with his feast day on 22 January. The General Roman Calendar venerates Timothy together with Titus by a memorial on 26 January, the day after the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul. Timothy is invoked against stomach and intestinal disorders.

Additional Info

  • ID#: 212-RSGSR
  • Size: 34 mm across
  • Age: ca. 1989
  • Origin: Vatican
  • Materials: metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
  • Price: SOLD!
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