RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT MARGUERITE OF CORTONA
RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT MARGUERITE OF CORTONA
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Rare silver reliquary with glass front, containing the relic of Saint Margaret of Cortona, (in Italian: Margherita da Cortona) . The relic is fixed on a fabric background decorated with silver thread and paper and it is identified in Latin on a handwritten label. like S.Margte.Cort
Good used condition with its original glass.
Not open.
Ecclesiastical seal and sons present.
PERIOD : 18th century
DIMENSION : 3.5cm X 3cm
SIZE : 1.4" X 1.18"
Saint Saint Margaret of Cortona is the patron saint of women in childbirth.
Saint Margaret of Cortona (1247-1297) was an Italian woman who, after a dissolute youth, repented of her errors and converted to a life of piety. She joined the Franciscan order, devoting the rest of her life to prayer, penance and helping the destitute. Margaret of Cortona is revered as a saint of the Catholic Church because of her spiritual transformation and her life dedicated to charity. His cult developed after his canonization in 1728 by Pope Benedict XIII. She is recognized as an example of conversion and redemption in the Christian tradition.
