Description: This is a copper theca with silver front, inside a first class relic of Saint John Berchmans.Relic in place and wax seal and threads intact.Comes from a convent in Belgium.Diameter 1,5 inch.Shipping and handling US$ 32.00 by insured priority mail and tracking number. All my items are securely packet, to avoid all possible damage ( look at my feedback). Please contact me if you have any questions. Items cannot be returned! 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. automatically after the eighth day. Please see my other auctions for more antique catholic items This are antique items and no copie or new made fakes! 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. automatically after the eighth day. 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. Saint John Berchmans Also known as Jan Berchmans Memorial 13 August 26 November on some calendars 27 November (Jesuits) Profile Son of a shoemaker, and one of five children, three of whom entered religious life. John had great devotion to his position as an altar boy. He spent much of his time caring for his mother, who was in poor health. Jesuit noviate in 1616, deciding to become a Jesuit after reading the life of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. Student at the Jesuit College at Malines, Belgium. Studied philosophy in Rome. John had a dream of helping and teaching multi-lingual migrants, and he studied all the chief languages of Europe. He wanted to work in China after ordination. He died of unknown causes following his participation in a public debate defending the faith, and while clutching his rosary, crucifix, and rules of his order; he did not live to be ordained. John Berchmans was not noted for extraordinary feats of holiness or austerity, nor did he found orders or churches or work flashy miracles. He made kindness, courtesy, and constant fidelity an important part of his holiness. The path to holiness can lie in the ordinary rather than the extraordinary. Born 13 March 1599 at Driest, Brabant, Belgium Died 12 August 1621 at Rome, Italy relics at Saint Ignatius Church, Rome Beatified 28 May 1865 by Pope Pius IX Canonized 15 January 1888 by Pope Leo XIII Patronage altar boys altar girls altar servers Oblate novices young people
Price: 370 USD
Location: Amsterdam
End Time: 2024-01-05T06:28:47.000Z
Shipping Cost: 32 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Religion: Christianity
Country/Region of Manufacture: Belgium
Handmade: Yes
Modified Item: No
