Reliquary, S.Candido, S.Colombo. - Brass - Early 19th century

Reliquary containing the relics of S. Candido, S. Coluni. Italy early 19th century. Ancient reliquary in finely chiseled gilded metal, supported by an angel with an urn in the center containing two very rare relics two bone fragments respectively of S. Candido (Candido, in Latin Candidus, was a soldier of the Theban legion, Christian martyr of the III century, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church) and Columbus (the saint abbot Colombano is the best known Irishman of the early Middle Ages: with good reason he can be called a "European" saint, because as a monk, missionary and writer he worked in various Western European countries) . The urn is in order, as in origin, inside the silky threads and Del Vaticano lacquer wax stamp are visible on the back. These relics were donated by the Vatican to the new churches or monasteries built for these saints, who also became guardians and protectors of the new communities. Measure cm: 33x13. Tracked shipping worldwide provided by Packlink PRO.