Description: This is a antique copper theca with silver front, inside a relic of Saint Macarius of Jerusalem. Relic lose in theca, wax seal and threads intact. Sealed with the seal of Henricus Franciscus Bracq (1804–1888) who was the 22nd bishop of Ghent, Belgium.Comes with its original document signed in 1882.Comes from a convent in Belgium. Diameter 1,5 inch. Shipping and handling US$ 27,00 by insured priority mail and tracking number. All my items are securely packet, to avoid all possible damage.Our Non Paying Buyer process is now automatically managed by Ebay. The process starts four days after auction end and closes as soon as payment is received. Please contact me if you have any questions. Items cannot be returned! As per Ebay policy,this reliquary does not contain human remains but only objects of devotion. The auction is for the theca, the relic is a gift.Please be carefull when buying relics online. Fake relics are increasingly more and more of a problem. Most of the relics I sell are from convents in Belgium and Italy. I have been collecting relics for more than 25 years. I consider myself an expert. Please contact me if you have any questions. I ony sell antique items and no copie or new made fakes! Please see my other auctions for more vestments,reliquary’s, relic’s and antique catholic items. Saint Macarius of JerusalemAlso known as Macario Memorial 10 March ProfileBishop of Jerusalem in 314. Fought Arianism. Participated in and signed the documents of the Council of Nicaea, and helped formulate the Nicene Creed. When Saint Helena discovered a collection of crosses, one of which was the True Cross, Macarius suggested identifying the real one by touching them to a seriously ill woman, and seeing which one cured her. Supervised the construction of the church of the Holy Sepulcher.Died 335 of natural causes Canonized Pre-Congregation Henricus Franciscus Bracq (1804–1888) was the 22nd bishop of Ghent, Belgium.Bracq was born in Ghent on 26 February 1804. He was ordained to the priesthood on 2 August 1827. From 1830 to 1864 he taught Sacred Scripture at the Major Seminary of Ghent, where he opposed the spread of the opinions of Lamennais. He was one of the founding editors of the Mémorial du Clergé (1833–1834) and of De Vlaming, and an active contributor to the Journal historique et littéraire published in Liège. From 1836 to 1864 he was also confessor to the refounded Visitation Sisters of Ghent. In November 1864 Bracq was elected bishop of Ghent in succession to Louis-Joseph Delebecque, who had died the previous month. He was consecrated on 1 May 1865. As bishop he founded the Sint-Lievenscollege in Ghent in 1865, as well as diocesan secondary schools in Ledeberg, Aalst and Ninove (1872), and opposed the semi-traditionalism taught at the Catholic University of Leuven by Casimir Ubaghs. In 1866 he founded a diocesan weekly, De Godsdienstige Week van Vlaanderen. An Ultramontane by inclination, he attended the First Vatican Council, promoted Peter's Pence, and supported the Papal Zouaves. Bracq took an active role in the social and political crisis known as the First School War, in opposition to the encroachments of the state on Catholic education. He died in Ghent on 17 June 1888.
Price: 950 USD
Location: Amsterdam
End Time: 2025-01-22T07:43:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 27 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Religion: Christianity
Country/Region of Manufacture: Belgium
Handmade: Yes
