OLD MULTIPLE RELIQUARY W/ENAMEL PLAQUE ST.CLARE ASSISI

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EARLY 20TH CENTURY OLD MULTIPLE RELIQUARY WITH ENAMEL PLAQUE OF ST.CLARE OF ASSISI Original old early 20th century French Reliquary with several relics. Wood frame with "paperolles" work and small pearls, in the center an enamel plaque, surrounded by pearls and paperolles, representing St. Clare of Assise with other sisters from her congregation showing the Monstrance to their attackers. Below the enamel in the center 2 relics: "Ste Claire d'As." and another one which seems to be St. Colette but I cannot say for sure since I am not able to decipher it properly On the left 4 relics: "St Jean Bapt.", "St Emile, M.", "St Franç. d'As.", "Ste Denise V.M." (St. John The Baptist, St.Emile Martyr, St. Francis of Assise, St. Denise Virgin Martyr) On the right 4 relics: "St Jacques, Ap.", "St Charles Bor.", "B.Vianney", "Ste Constance V.M." (St. James Apostle, St. Charles Borromeu, Blessed Vianney -St.John Mary Vianney was beatified in 1905 but canonized only in 1925, St. Constance Virgin Martyr) The reliquary has a wax seal depicting St. Claire but the threads are no longer t It is in very good condition with 2 or 3 small pearls loose inside the frame. At the back it has been reinforced with extra paper all around. Size: ca. 11,42inx8,27in (29x21x3cm), box height ca. 1,18in (3cm). Enamel plaque: ca. 2,36inx1,97in (6x5cm) SHIPPING : Registered mail: $20.00 USA and Worldwide. We combine shipping costs. PAYMENT : We sell worldwide. We accept Paypal payments in US Dollars, Euros or Sterling. Also Credit Cards For EEC euro countries we also accept transfers (ask me for details). RETURNS : We accept all kind of returns. If you are not happy let me know within 7 days after receipt. We refund when we receive the item back. Buyers only pay shipping costs. We are in business in Lisbon for more than 20 years. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. I NEVER SELL REPRODUCTIONS Saint Clare of Assisi Memorial · 11 August · formerly 12 August · 23 September , feast of the finding of her body · 3 October , feast of her first translation, celebrated within the Poor Clares Profile Clare’s father was a count , her mother the countess Blessed Orsolana. Her father died when the girl was very young. After hearing Saint Francis of Assisi preach in the streets, Clare confided to him her desire to live for God , and the two became close friends. On Palm Sunday in 1212 , her bishop presented Clare with a palm, which she apparently took as a sign. With her cousin Pacifica, Clare ran away from her mother ’s palace during the night to enter religious life . She eventually took the veil from Saint Francis at the Church of Our Lady of the Angels in Assisi , Italy . Clare founded the Order of Poor Ladies (Poor Clares) at San Damiano, and led it for 40 years. Everyw the Franciscans established themselves throughout Europe , t also went the Poor Clares, depending solely on alms, forced to have complete faith on God to provide through people; this lack of land-based revenues was a new idea at the time. Clare’s mother and sisters later joined the order, and t are still thousands of members living lives of silence and prayer. Clare loved music and well-composed sermons. She was humble, merciful, charming, optimistic, chivalrous, and every day she meditated on the Passion of Jesus. She would get up late at night to tuck in her sisters who’d kicked off their blankets. When she learned of the Franciscan martyrs in Morrocco in 1221 , she tried to go t to give her own life for God , but was restrained. Once when her convent was about to be attacked, she displayed the Sacrament in a monstrace at the convent gates, and prayed before it; the attackers left, the house was saved, and the image of her holding a monstrance became one of her emblems. Her patronage of eyes and against their problems may have dev... read more

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