RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT AUGUSTINE OF HIPPON
RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT AUGUSTINE OF HIPPON
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Rare reliquary in money with a glass facade, containing the relic of Saint Augustine of Hippo. The relic is fixed on a red fabric background and is identified in Latin on a label as S.August ED
Good used condition with its original glass.
Not open.
Ecclesiastical seal and silk threads present.
PERIOD : 19th century
DIMENSION : 3.5 cm X 2.5 cm
SIZE : 1.4"
Saint Augustine of Hippo, a major figure in Christian thought, lived in the 4th century in the Roman Empire. Converted to Christianity after a tumultuous youth, he became bishop of Hippo in North Africa. His major work, “The Confessions”, relates his spiritual quest and his conversion. An influential philosopher, he developed the doctrine of divine grace and the theory of the "City of God" in a declining world. His fight against heresies and his commitment to orthodoxy profoundly marked the history of the Church. His writings, imbued with depth and insight, continue to exert a considerable influence on Christian theology.
