Rare silver reliquary containing relic of Saint Philomene.
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Rare silver reliquary containing relic of Saint Philomene.
Ex oss. ( ossibu - bone )
Italy early 1800s
Size: 4 cm L x 3.5 cm W x 1 cm H
Philomena, also known as or Philomena of Rome (c. 10 January 291 – c. 10 August 304) was a virgin martyr whose remains were discovered on 24–25 May 1802, in the Catacomb of Priscilla. Three tiles enclosing the tomb bore an inscription, Pax Tecum Filumena (i.e. "Peace be unto you, Philomena"), that was taken to indicate that her name (in the Latin of the inscription) was Filumena, the English form of which is Philomena. Philomena is the patron saint of babies, infants, and youth, and is known as "The Wonderworker"
