Antique Silver cross-type reliquary with 5 relics of Saints.
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Antique Silver cross-type reliquary with 5 relics of Saints.
Size: 6 cm L x 3.8 cm W x 1 cm H
San Procopio
San Cristóbal
San Alejo de Roma
San Sebastián
San Ferreolo
Italy Beginning of the 1800s
- Procopius of Scythopolis ( died 7 July AD 303) was a 4th century martyr who is venerated as a saint. He was a reader and exorcist in the church at Scythopolis; he also was famous as an ascetic and erudite theologian. He was reader and interpreter in the Syriac language, and cured those possessed of evil spirits." Eusebius wrote that Procopius was sent with his companions from Scythopolis to Caesarea Maritima, where he was decapitated.
- Saint Cristobal Martyr, probably from the third century. Although Saint Christopher is one of the most popular saints of the East and West, little is known about his life and death. The saint, who is one of the four patron saints, has been chosen as patron saint of Baden, Brunswick, Mecklenburg, and various other cities, as well as of bookbinders, gardeners, sailors, etc. He is invoked against lightning, storms, epilepsy, pestilence, etc.
- Saint Alexius of Rome or Alexius of Edessa, also Alexis, was a fourth-century Greek monk who lived in anonymity and is known for his dedication to Christ.
- Saint Sebastian ( AD 255 – c. AD 288 ) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians. In medieval times, he was regarded as a saint with a special ability to intercede to protect from plague, and devotion to him greatly increased when plague was active.
- Ferreolus of Vienne, French: Saint Ferréol de Vienne († around 305 near Vienne) was a Roman military tribune and Christian martyr, who is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.
