RELIC OF SAINT MARY MAGDALENE
RELIC OF SAINT MARY MAGDALENE
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Rare reliquary in silver-plated bronze with a glass front, containing the relic of Saint Mary Magdalene. The relic is set on a red silk background and is identified in Latin on a label as S.Mariae Magd Paenitentis (Saint Mary Magdalene Penitent)
"Penitent", in reference to the life of Mary Magdalene after her conversion, often represented as a figure of penance and repentance.
Good used condition with its original glass.
Not opened.
Ecclesiastical seal and silk threads present.
PERIOD : 19th century
DIMENSIONS : 3 cm X 2 cm
SIZE : 1.2" X 0.8"
Mary Magdalene occupies a unique and paradoxical place in the Christian tradition, being both a figure of penance and of spiritual intimacy with Christ. Identified as Maria Magdalena , her origin from Magdala in Galilee is underlined by the Synoptic Gospels. She embodies the radical transformation by divine grace. Delivered from "seven demons" (according to Luke 8:2), she becomes one of the first and most faithful disciples of Jesus, attending his Passion, his burial and especially the theophany on Easter morning. In this sense, she deserves the patristic title of "Apostola Apostolorum" (Apostle to the Apostles), because she brings the first announcement of the Resurrection to the disciples. This complex figure, mixing repentance, fidelity and apostolic mission, remains a powerful symbol of transformative grace and the vocation to holiness.
