RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT CLAUDE
RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT CLAUDE
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Rare reliquary in silvered bronze with a beveled glass front, containing the first class relic Ex Ossibus of Saint Claude (bishop of Jura). The relic is fixed on a fabric background decorated with gold threads and colored stones and it is identified in Latin on a handwritten label as S. Claudii Ep .C
Good used condition with its original glass.
Not open.
Ecclesiastical stamp present.
PERIOD : 18th
SIZE : 5cm X 3.5cm X 1.3cm
SIZE : 2" X 1.4" X 0.5"
Saint Claude is a 4th century Catholic saint, born in Spain and died in Italy. He was a hermit in the mountains of the Jura region of France and founded a monastery in Condat before being elected bishop of Besançon. He was a spiritual advisor to several Frankish kings and is considered the patron saint of goldsmiths and blacksmiths. His feast day is celebrated on June 6 in the Catholic Church.
