MARY'S VEIL RELIQUARY 1776
MARY'S VEIL RELIQUARY 1776
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Magnificent reliquary monstrance in embossed silver on a carved wooden support decorated with acanthus leaves, scrolls and palmettes housing a reliquary encolpion containing a piece of the veil of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The relic is fixed on a fabric background and is identified in Latin on a handwritten label as Ex Sacro Velo BMV
The reliquary is engraved: ADEVOZIONE BIASE, GIORDANO 1776
Good used condition with its original glass.
Not open.
Ecclesiastical stamp present.
PERIOD : Italian work from the 18th century.
DIMENSION : 34cm X 16cm
SIZE : 13.4" X 6.3"
The story of the Virgin Mary's veil is shrouded in mystery and legend. According to tradition, the veil was worn by Mary during the crucifixion of Jesus. After his death, the veil would have been kept by disciples and saints. Over the centuries, it is said to have been transferred from hand to hand, until it found a home in prestigious places of worship such as St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican and Chartres Cathedral in France.
