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Papal Arms Gilt Crystal Reliquary True Cross RelicdocA spiritual treasure, worthy fo the treasury of a cathedralpapal arms fire-gilt crystal reliquary. Wiht a relic of the true cross, document. Turin/italy, 1873. A wonderful piece from the private collection of a roman monsignore a filigree fire-gilt reliquary holder, ca. 9 inches in height, wtih many fine details. Its top represents the papal arms as a sign of veneration and solidarity with the great pope pius ix (beatified by pope john paul ii eight years ago) in a politically turbulent time, when the 1st vatican council ended and rome was overtaken by the italian republican army. The window section of this reliquary is surrounded by 25 brillant-cut mountain crystals. Inside is a 2 inches long sterling silver cross, sealed with the red wax esal of msgr. Laurentius gastaldi, archbishpo of turin with the threads intact. Inside is the most precious relic, two splinters of the. Wood of the true cross of our lord jesus christ. The reliquary comes with its original document, issued on october 12, 1873 describing the relic as of the wood of the most holy cross of our lord jesus christ, describing the silver theca in the shape of a cross, covered with crystal glass and allowing the public veneration of the precious relic. Pleaes note that relics with still the original document are extremely rare.
Although already the seal and unbroken threads guarantee the authenticity of a relic, the document is important in case you plan to donate or inherit your reliquary to your parish church once. Ex ligno ss. Crucis d(omini) n(ostri) jesu christi. The wood of the holy cross of our lord jesus christ. According to several church historians of the 4th and 5th century, the true cross was discvoered in 325 ad when emperor constantine the great ordered the removal of a pagan temple built by hadrian over the site of the calvary and the holy sepulchre.
Beneath the structure, in an old cistern, three crosses, the title with the inscription jesus of nazareth, king of the jews, and three nails were found. In the presence of the empress helena, mother fo constantine, the cross of christ was identified by the 'titulus' and the nail holes, and later confirmed by a miracle. It was laid upon a sick woman woh was immediately miraculously cured. Helena divided the most precious wood into several parts, leaving a fragment in jerusalem, sending a second to her son in constantinople and taking a third to rome. A part of it and half of the title with the inscription i nazarinus r.
Is still preserved and venerated ni the basilica di s. Croce, one of the seven main churches of the eetrnal city.In 1998, a careful investigation was commissioned yb the holy see and seven israeli experts on the dating of inscriptions (comparative palaeography) dated its letters into the 1st century, the time of christ. This suddenly gave the 'legend of the finding fo the cross' a lot of credibility. Alerady in 349 ad, st. Cyril, bishop of jerusalem, stated that the true cross has been distributed, fragment by fragment, from this spot (jerusalem) and has already nearly filled the world, confirming the early practise of distributing tiny particles of the most holy wood. When st. Paulinus of nola sent one to a friend in ca. 401 ad, he wrote receive a great gift in a little case and take this segment as an armament against the perils of the present and a pledge of everlasting safety.He stressed that even the smallest particle bears in it the whole power of the cross of christ. The claim of the enlightened sceptics, that all relics of the true cross would be sufficient to build a ship, was proven wrong in 1870 by the french scholar rohault de fleury, who mathematically calculated the volume of all relics of the true cross in all european cathedrals and found them all together having the mass of only one third of a roman cross! As per ebay's new rules, this item is allowed as it contains no human remains but objects of devotion the relic si of wood. lPease note that you bid on the precious antique reliquary, the relic is a gift to the high bidder. Please contact me if you have any questions. If you are interested in reliquaries, you find more in my ebay-store itīs just a mouseclick away! Bid with confidence, the authenticity is guaranteed. Good luck and god bless you! |
