{"product_id":"very-rare-silvered-metal-reliquary-box-with-a-glass-front-containing-fragments-of-a-mantle-ex-pallio-of-saint-joseph","title":"Very rare silvered metal reliquary box with a glass front containing fragments of a mantle (ex pallio) of Saint Joseph.","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eVery rare silvered metal reliquary box with a glass front containing fragments of a mantle (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eex pallio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e) of Saint Joseph.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eRome 1800s\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\"\u003eSize: 2.3 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\"\u003eThe relic is mounted on a silk background and is identified in Latin on a handwritten label as: Pallio S. Josep ( the mantle of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin\").\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=\"s3\"\u003eTHE MIRACULOUS MANTLE:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eA Carpenter’s Pledge and Heaven’s Favour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAn ancient legend tells of a time when \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eSaint Joseph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, the carpenter of Nazareth, needed wood for his work but had no money to pay. At the suggestion of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eMary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, he offered his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ewedding mantle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e—a symbol of their love—as a pledge to a vendor named \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eIshmael\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eReluctantly, the man accepted the cloak. But what followed was astonishing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIshmael was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ehealed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e of painful eye ulcers.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHis bitter wife underwent a complete \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003econversion of heart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTheir sickly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ecow revived\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e after being covered with the mantle.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOverwhelmed, Ishmael canceled Joseph’s debt and promised free lumber to the Holy Family for the rest of his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWhen he and his wife later visited Mary and Joseph to offer thanks, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eBlessed Virgin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, moved with compassion, made a promise that echoes through the centuries:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e“God will protect anyone under the mantle of my husband, Saint Joseph.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis is not merely folklore—it is a window into the protective love of the man whose silence speaks louder than words. The man God trusted to defend Jesus and Mary is now \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e defender, too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iapello Arts \u0026 Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51649851982114,"sku":null,"price":11000.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0567\/8183\/2390\/files\/1B348BB4-BA01-45E4-801E-1BE31C0403DF.jpg?v=1779159232","url":"https:\/\/www.iapello.com\/products\/very-rare-silvered-metal-reliquary-box-with-a-glass-front-containing-fragments-of-a-mantle-ex-pallio-of-saint-joseph","provider":"Iapello Arts \u0026 Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}