SAINT CHANTAL RELIQUARY

Reliquary medallion with blackened wooden frame containing relics of Saint Chantal, a piece of her tomb and a cross made from the wood of her coffin.

With authentic sound.

Ecclesiastical seals present.

With its original glass, slit in the frame

PERIOD : 19th century (for the reliquary)
SIZE : diameter 13cm
SIZE : 5.1" diameter

Saint Chantal (1572-1641) was a French Catholic nun. She founded the Order of the Visitation with Saint Francis de Sales and is known for her work of spiritual reform and for her life of intense piety. She was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1767.