RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT ROSE OF LIMA
RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT ROSE OF LIMA
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ref: #RK00-155Rare reliquary in silver with a glass facade, containing the relic of Saint Isabel Flores de Oliva called Saint rose of Lima. The relic is fixed on a background of red fabric decorated with silver threads and it is identified in Latin on a handwritten label as S.Rosi Lima.V
Good used condition with its original glass.
Not open.
Ecclesiastical stamp and sons present.
PERIOD : 18th
SIZE : 2.5cm X 2.2cm
SIZE : 1" X 0.9"
Saint Rose of Lima was born in Lima, Peru in 1586. She chose to dedicate her life to God as a member of the Third Order Dominican. She lived a life of austerity and prayer, devoting many hours to contemplation and meditation. She also helped the poor and the sick, and became a popular and beloved figure in Lima. After her death in 1617, she was canonized in 1671 and became the first saint in Latin America. She is also the patroness of the Americas and the Philippines.