{"product_id":"antique-and-beautiful-monastery-devotional-box-with-a-relic-of-saint-donatus-martyr","title":"Antique and Beautiful monastery devotional box with  a relic of Saint Donatus Martyr.","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAntique and Beautiful monastery devotional box with  a relic of Saint Donatus Martyr.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFrance early 1900.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSize: 4.5 cm diameter x 1 cm H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSt. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eDonatus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e was a Christian of noble birth, born in Nicomedia (in modern-day Turkey) and raised during the persecution of the Church under Diocletian in the early 4th century. According to tradition, he moved to Rome in his youth, where he received a Christian education and was eventually ordained priest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDonatus was known for his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003efervent faith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eaustere life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003edeep devotion to the Sacred Mysteries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, especially the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHoly Eucharist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e. During the relative peace granted to Christians after the Edict of Milan (313), he was appointed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eBishop of Arezzo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, a prominent city in Tuscany.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHis episcopacy was marked by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ezeal for the Faith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ecatechesis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003econversion of pagans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003emiraculous interventions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, which gained him fame throughout the region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAmong the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003emany miracles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e attributed to St. Donatus, the most famous involves a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003econsecrated chalice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eduring the celebration of Holy Mass. According to tradition, pagans or heretics (accounts vary) desecrated the sacred vessel, breaking it into many pieces. Donatus, filled with faith, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eprayed over the fragments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, and the chalice was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003emiraculously restored\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, with only a small crack remaining as a testimony of the miracle. This incident is often cited as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003etestimony to the Real Presence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e of Christ in the Eucharist and the reverence owed to sacred vessels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHe was also believed to have performed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003emany healings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, exorcisms, and even raised the dead, all to the glory of God and to draw souls to the Church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHis humility, fervent charity, and pastoral vigilance made him a model bishop in the age following the Church’s emergence from persecution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iapello Arts \u0026 Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51696726278434,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0567\/8183\/2390\/files\/682D25A5-CBED-4789-9F0B-7C6F6245A773.jpg?v=1780338585","url":"https:\/\/www.iapello.com\/en-us\/products\/antique-and-beautiful-monastery-devotional-box-with-a-relic-of-saint-donatus-martyr","provider":"Iapello Arts \u0026 Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}