REELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT CHARLES BORROMEE
REELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT CHARLES BORROMEE
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Rare reliquary in money with two glass fronts, containing the relic of Saint Charles Borromeo . The relic is fixed on a background of red fabric decorated with silver threads and paperolles, it is identified in Latin on a handwritten label. as S.Caroli epi caro.
Good used condition with its original glass.
Not open.
Ecclesiastical stamp present.
PERIOD : 18th
SIZE : 5.5m X 4.5cm
SIZE : 2.2" X 1.8"
Saint Charles Borromeo, born in 1538 in Italy, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Milan and one of the main actors of the Catholic Reformation of the 16th century. Devoted to the reform of the Church, he implemented pastoral and liturgical reforms, and engaged in teaching the catechism to the faithful. He also founded seminaries to train priests. He distinguished himself by his charity towards the poor and the sick, and was canonized in 1610. He is venerated as the patron saint of bishops; catechists; catechumens; cardinals; seminarians; spiritual directors; spiritual animators.
