Antique multi-reliquary made of brass. It contains relics of three saints ( Saint Luciae, Saint Rosae a Lima, and Saint Agnetis ).

Antique multi-reliquary made of brass. It contains relics of three saints ( Saint Luciae, Saint Rosae a Lima, and Saint Agnetis ).

Italy mid 1800s, very rare.

Size: 4.4 cm diameter x 0.5 cm H

SAINT LUCIA:

Lucia of Syracuse (c. 283 – 304 AD), also called Santa Lucia and better known as Saint Lucy, was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Christianity. She is one of eight women (including the Virgin Mary) explicitly commemorated by Catholics in the Canon of the Mass. Her traditional feast day, known in Europe as Saint Lucy's Day, is observed by Western Christians on 13 December.

SAINT ROSA of LIMA:

Rose of Lima, TOSD (born Isabel Flores de Oliva; 20 April 1586 – 24 August 1617), was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, Spanish Empire, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the poverty stricken of the city through her own private efforts.

SAINT AGNETIS:

Agnes of Rome (c. 291 – 21 January 304) is a virgin martyr, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, as well as the Anglican Communion and Lutheran Churches. She is one of several virgin martyrs commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass, and one of many Christians martyred during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian.