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This is a devotional image of the Holy Face of Christ,printed on linen after the traditional image of the Veil of St Veronica.Accompanied by its original Latin certificate, issued in Rome in 1914 by aCanon of St Peter’s Basilica during the pontificate of Pope Pius X.Thecertificate states that the linen image was reverently touched to the Veil ofSt Veronica, the Wood of the True Cross, and the point of the Holy Lance,important Passion relics traditionally preserved in St Peter’s Basilica. Please notethat the public veneration of a relic, e.g. in your parish church, is,according to the Canon Law, only allowed of the authenticity of the relic isdocumented. The certificate and image retain their redecclesiastical seals. Measures 11,1x7,6 inch. Nicecondition for it’s age.Comes from a convent inBelgium. Shipping and handling US$ 39.00 by insured priority mail and tracking number. All myitems are securely packet, to avoid all possible damage ( look at my response).
Please contact me if you have any questions. Itemscannot be returned.
As per policy,this reliquary does not containhuman remains but only objects of devotion.
The sale is for the frame, the relic is a gift.
Please be carefull when buying relics online. Fakerelics are increasingly more and more of a problem. Most of the relics I sellare from convents in Belgium and Italy. I have been collecting relics for morethan 25 years. I consider myself an expert. Please contact me if you have anyquestions.
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The "Veil of Veronica" or"Holy Face", preserved in Rome since the time of Emperor Tiberius(1st Century) and venerated since the 8th Century in St. Peter's Basilica.According to the legend, Veronica was a pious woman from Jerusalem whoencountered Christ on His way to Calvary and, full of compassion, used her veilto clean His face from sweat and blood. When she took it back, His Most HolyFace appeared miraculously on the cloth! Next to the Turin Shroud, the"Veronica" is another image of Christ "not created by humanhands", inspiring Christian iconography until today. Veronica's encounterbecame a regular station on the Way of the Cross, and even today, once a year,pilgrims receive a blessing with the most holy relic in St. Peter's on PassionSunday. It is kept in a special chapel in one of the four main pillars of St.Peter. In the 19th century, the veneration of the Holy Face was propagated bySt. Pope Pius IX and, among others, St. Therese de Lisieux, who took the name "Theresiaof the Infant Jesus and the Holy Face". This was casued by a miracle.During the revolution of 1849, when the Pope had to flee to Gaeto, St. Pius IXordered the Holy Veil to be publicly exposed between the feasts of Christmasand Epiphany. On the 3rd day of the exposition, the face of Our Lord on thecloth became clearly visible and appeared to be alive, surrounded by a softlight. The Canons of St. Peter immediately rung the bells, and crowds of peoplecame to watch the 3 hours long manifestation. One of the canons was ordered todraw the face as it appears during the miracle and the Pope later ordered animproved version of this drawing to be imprinted on linnen cloths, which, afterbeing touched to the original relic (and therefore becoming 2nd class relics) weredistributed among the faithful. This custom was continued for over 50 years.
