RELICS OF SAINT ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST AND SAINT PHILIP NERI
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RELICS OF SAINT ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST AND SAINT PHILIP NERI
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Rare reliquary in silvered bronze, with a glass front, containing the relics of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Saint John the Baptist, and Saint Philip Neri. The relics are carefully arranged at the center of a richly decorated setting, composed of gilded paperollae, all resting on a blue fabric background. They are identified in Latin on handwritten labels as follows:
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At the top: “S. Aloy: Gonz.” → Sanctus Aloysius Gonzaga → Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568–1591), Jesuit, model of purity and patron of student youth.
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In the middle: “S. Ioan: Bapt.” → Sanctus Ioannes Baptista → Saint John the Baptist, prophet, precursor of Christ, and martyr.
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At the bottom: “S. Philippi Neri” → Sanctus Philippus Neri → Saint Philip Neri (1515–1595), Italian priest, founder of the Congregation of the Oratory, known as the “Apostle of Rome.”
Good condition with its original glass.
Not opened.
Ecclesiastical seal and silk threads present.
PERIOD: 18th century
DIMENSIONS: 4 cm x 3 cm
SIZE: 1.6" x 1.2"
