RELIC OF SAINT ANSELM

Rare silver-plated bronze reliquary with a glass front containing the first-class relic Ex Ossibus of Saint Anselm . The relic is fixed in the center of a richly decorated setting. decorated with gilt-edged paperolles, silver thread and is identified in Latin on a handwritten label as: Ex Ossibus S. Anelmi . (Bones of Saint Anselm). A blue fabric background provides contrast and highlights the relic.

Good used condition with its original glass.

Unopened.

Ecclesiastical seal and silk threads present.

PERIOD : 18th century
DIMENSIONS : 3.5 cm X 2.8 cm
SIZE : 1.4" X 1.1"

Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) was a theologian, philosopher, and Archbishop of Canterbury , recognized as one of the greatest medieval thinkers. He is famous for his ontological argument , a rational demonstration of the existence of God. A defender of the independence of the Church from royal power, he opposed the kings of England to preserve ecclesiastical authority. His philosophical and theological works, notably the Proslogion and the Monologion , profoundly influenced Christian thought. Canonized in 1494 and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1720, he is venerated as the patron saint of theologians and philosophers . He is often depicted in episcopal robes, holding a book, a symbol of his immense erudition.