RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT AGNES OF MONTEPULCIANO
RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT AGNES OF MONTEPULCIANO
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ref: #RK00-262Rare reliquary with two glass facades, containing the relic of Saint Agnes of Montepulciano . The relic is fixed on a fabric background decorated with silver threads and paper, it is identified in Latin on a handwritten label. like S.aonet.a mp
Good used condition with its original glass.
Not open.
Ecclesiastical seal and son present.
PERIOD : 18th century
DIMENSION : 3.4m X 2.8cm
SIZE : 1.3" X 1.1"
Saint Agnes of Montepulciano was a 13th-century Italian Dominican nun. She is revered for her piety and life devoted to God from a young age. Agnes founded a convent in Montepulciano, where she lived a life of prayer, meditation and austerity. She is renowned for her mystical visions and her gift of prophecy. Canonized in 1726, she became the patroness of Montepulciano and is celebrated for her holiness and exemplary spiritual life.