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Lot 005 - Antique 18th Century Catholic Relic Authentication Certificate, 1775 Rome, Attesting To Relic Of The Cloak Of Saint Joseph, In Frame, 11-3/4" x 9-1/4"
Lot 005 - Antique 18th Century Catholic Relic Authentication Certificate, 1775 Rome, Attesting To Relic Of The Cloak Of Saint Joseph, In Frame, 11-3/4" x 9-1/4"
Lot 005 - Antique 18th Century Catholic Relic Authentication Certificate, 1775 Rome, Attesting To Relic Of The Cloak Of Saint Joseph, In Frame, 11-3/4" x 9-1/4"
Framed 18th-century Catholic relic authentication certificate (authentica), issued in Rome on May 29, 1775 by Bishop Nicolaus Angelus Maria Landini, Florentine Augustinian and papal assistant. The handwritten text attests to a relic consisting of a particle from the cloak of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, extracted from the ancient Church of St. Anastasia in Rome. The relic was enclosed in an oval silver reliquary depicting Christ, secured with red silk thread, and sealed with the bishop’s wax seal. Such documents served as official proof of authenticity, allowing relics to be publicly venerated in chapels and churches. A rare and significant certificate, particularly notable for its association with St. Joseph, with original ink inscription and episcopal signature.
Diplomatic Latin (as written):
dono dedimus particulam de Pallio S. Joseph Sponsi B. V. M. ex vetustæ Ecclesiæ Anastiæ de Urbe extractam, ipsius in Reliq. Argi ovali figuræ Christi munitam, quod filo serico rubro ligatam, nostro parvo sigillo obsignari mandavimus.
Normalized Latin (expanded):
Dono dedimus particulam de pallio Sancti Joseph Sponsi Beatae Virginis Mariae, ex vetustae Ecclesiae Anastasiae de Urbe extractam, ipsius in reliquiario argenteo ovalis figurae Christi munitam, quod filo serico rubro ligatam, nostro parvo sigillo obsignari mandavimus.
English Translation:
We have given as a gift a particle of the cloak of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, taken from the ancient Church of Saint Anastasia in the City of Rome, secured in a silver reliquary of oval form depicting Christ, which, bound with red silk thread, we have ordered to be sealed with our small seal.
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Auction Date: 09/11/2025
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