RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT OLIVIA
RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT OLIVIA
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Rare silver-plated bronze reliquary with a glass facade containing the first class relic Ex Ossibus of Saint Olivia (Saint Olive of Palermo)
The relic is set on a red silk background and decorated with golden rays of light and silver threads, it is identified in Latin on a handwritten label as: S. Liviae VM (Saint Olivia, Virgin and Martyr.)
Good used condition with its original glass.
Not opened.
Ecclesiastical seal and silk threads present.
PERIOD : end of 18th century
DIMENSIONS : 3.5 cm X 2.8 cm
SIZE : 1.4" X 1.1"
Saint Olive of Palermo, born around 448, is a Christian martyr saint venerated for her faith and sacrifice. The daughter of a Sicilian aristocrat, she was captured by the Vandals at age 13 and taken to Tunis, where she lived as a hermit in a cave. Impressed by her piety, the local population came to consult her for miraculous healings, which led to her persecution. After being imprisoned and tortured, she was condemned to die at the stake, but the flames refused to touch her, and she was beheaded. Patron saint of Palermo in the Middle Ages, she is one of the city's secondary patron saints, alongside Saint Agatha, Saint Christina and Saint Nympha. Since 1624, Saint Rosalia has been the principal patron saint of Palermo. Her feast day, celebrated on June 10, continues to inspire Christians around the world.
