RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT JAMES

Rare reliquary in silvered bronze with a beveled glass front, containing the first class relic Ex Ossibus of Saint James. The relic is set against a background of fabrics adorned with gold thread and pearls, and it is identified in Latin on a handwritten label as St: Jacobi.Maj .

Good used condition with its original glass.

Not open.

Ecclesiastical stamp present and son in place.

PERIOD : 18th
SIZE : 4cm X 3cm X 1.5cm
SIZE : 1.6" X 1.2" X 0.6"

Saint James, also known as James the Greater, was an apostle of Jesus Christ in the 1st century. He was the brother of the apostle John and was part of Jesus' inner circle. After the death of Jesus, Saint James continued to spread his word in Spain. He was martyred and beheaded by Herod Agrippa I in 44 AD. His tomb was discovered in the 9th century in Galicia, Spain, and became an important place of pilgrimage for Christians, known as the Camino of Saint Jacques. Saint James is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and is the patron saint of Spain.

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