RELIC OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI
RELIC OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI
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Rare silvered bronze reliquary with a glass facade, containing the relic of Saint Francis of Assisi.
The relic is fixed with a gold leaf star on a purple silk background and is decorated with silver threads. The relic is identified in Latin on a handwritten label as: Vest. S. Franci. Sat.
Good used condition with its original glass.
Not open.
Ecclesiastical seal and silk threads present.
PERIOD : 18th
DIMENSION : 3.5 cm x 2.8 cm
SIZE : 1.4" X 1.1"
Saint Francis of Assisi, born in 1181 in Assisi, Italy, is the founder of the Franciscan order. The son of a wealthy merchant, he gave up his fortune to lead a life of poverty and prayer. Known for his deep love of nature and animals, he preached a message of peace, simplicity and respect for all creation. In 1224, he received the stigmata, the wounds of Jesus' crucifixion, becoming the first saint to bear them. He was canonized in 1228, two years after his death. Saint Francis is revered today as the patron saint of environmentalists and animals. His Song of Creatures is one of his most famous works, celebrating the beauty of nature and the glory of God.
