Saint Elena Guerra, OSS (†1914) was an Italian Catholic religious sister who founded the Oblates of the Holy Spirit. Guerra was a strong proponent of the Holy Spirit as a motivation for pious works. She dedicated her life to the education of Chinese and African girls. She was beatified in 1959 by Pope John XXIII and canonized in 2024 by Pope Francis. Her Feast Day is commemorated on 11 April.
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1967 documented theca with relic of St. Elena Guerra OSS, Founder of the Oblates of the Holy Spirit.
Round white-metal glass-fronted reliquary theca housing first-class ex corpore (of the body) pre-canonization relic of Saint Elena Guerra. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground surrounded by gilt silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as B. Helenae Cuerra (Blessed Elena Guerra). 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 Monsignor Antonio Torrini (†1973), Archbishop of Lucca (1928 - 1973). The reliquary is accompanied by a facsimile authentics document issued by Cardinal Torrini in 1967.
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- ID#: 338-RSGSR
- Size: 32 mm across
- Age: ca. 1967
- Origin: Lucca, Italy
- Materials: metal, glass, silk, paper, Spanish wax
- Price: SOLD!
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