RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT LUCIA WITH VATICAN DOCUMENT

Rare silver reliquary with a glass front, containing the first class relic Ex Ossibus of Saint Lucia. The relic is fixed on a fabric background decorated with silver threads, it is identified in Latin on a typed label as bone. S. Luciae VM

The relic is accompanied by an original "Authentic" document issued in 1881

Good used condition with its original glass.
Not open.
Ecclesiastical stamp present.

FREE DELIVERY

TIME : 1881
SIZE : 6cm X 4.5cm
SIZE : 2.4" X 1.8"

Saint Lucia of Syracuse was a young Christian martyr born in the 3rd century in Sicily. She is known for her great faith and devotion to God. Lucie has dedicated her life to helping the poor and sick in her community. She refused to marry and took a vow of chastity. Her martyrdom came when she was persecuted for her Christian faith and executed by being pierced with a sword. Saint Lucia is invoked against eye diseases and haemorrhages. She is the patroness of the blind, electricians and ophthalmologists. due to a legend that his eyes were gouged out during his ordeal. His feast day is celebrated on December 13 in the Catholic Church.