Rare brass oval reliquary containing relic of Saint Felix ( S. Felicis )
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Rare brass oval reliquary containing relic of Saint Felix ( S. Felicis )
Italy early 1900s
Size: 4.5 cm L x 3 cm W
Felix of Cantalice, ( Felice da Cantalice; 18 May 1515 – 18 May 1587) was an Italian Capuchin friar of the 16th century. Canonized by Pope Clement XI in 1712, he was the first Capuchin friar to be named a saint. He worked as a shepherd and farmhand until he was twenty-eight. His task as a Capuchin was to beg alms for the friars. So successful was he that Brother Felix was able to extend his collections to assist the poor.
