RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT PARFAIT OF CORDOBA
RELIQUARY, RELIC OF SAINT PARFAIT OF CORDOBA
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ref: #RK00-252Rare reliquary monstrance in embossed silver metal on a carved wooden support decorated with acanthus leaves, scrolls and palmettes housing a reliquary encolpion containing the first class relic Ex Ossibus of Saint Perfect of Cordoba. The relic is fixed on a fabric background decorated with gold threads and pearl stones and it is identified in Latin on a handwritten label as S. Perfecta M.
Good used condition with its original glass. Wear to the silvering, small loss on the left and glued cross.
Not open.
Ecclesiastical stamp present.
PERIOD : Italian work from the 18th century.
DIMENSION : 31.5cm X 14cm
SIZE : 12.2"
Saint Perfect of Cordoba, also known as Saint Perfectus, was a 9th-century Christian martyr in Spain. He refused to convert to Islam during the period of Muslim rule. His unwavering Christian faith led to his execution by beheading in 850 in Cordoba. His resistance to renouncing his faith makes him an example of religious dedication and martyrdom for the Christian faith in medieval Spain. His memory is venerated in the Catholic Church and he is commemorated on April 18.