RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT SEBASTIAN b
RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT SEBASTIAN b
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Rare reliquary in silvered bronze with a beveled glass front, containing the first class relic Ex Ossibus of Saint Sebastian. The relic is fixed on a fabric background decorated with gold threads and pearls, it is identified in Latin on a handwritten label as S: Sebastiani .M
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 Sebastian was a Roman soldier and a secret Christian convert. He was martyred under Emperor Diocletian for refusing to renounce his Christian faith. According to legend, he survived a first attempt at being killed by arrows, but was eventually beaten to death by order of the emperor. He is revered as the patron saint of archers, soldiers and athletes and is often depicted tied to a tree and pierced with arrows. His feast day is celebrated on January 20 in the Catholic Church.
