reliquary relic Saint John and matthew the Apostle, Mark and Luke the Evangelist

Description: This is a antique copper theca with silver front, inside relics of Saint John the Apostle, Mark the Evangelist, Luke the Evangelist and Saint Matthew the Apostle. Relics in place and wax seal and threads intact.Sealed with the seal of Engelbertus Sterckx (but difficult to see, its melted and has some damage) who was Archbishop at Mechelen. Comes from a convent in Belgium. Diameter 1,4 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! This is a antique item and no copie or new made fake!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. Please see my other auctions for more antique catholic items. Saint Mark the EvangelistAlso known as John Mark Memorial 25 April ProfileBelieved to be the young man who ran away when Jesus was arrested (Mark 14:51-52), and the “John whose other name was Mark” (Acts 12:25). Disciple of Saint Peter the Apostle who travelled with him to Rome, and was referred to as “my son Mark” by the first Pope. Travelled with his cousin Saint Barnabas, and with Saint Paul through Cyprus. Evangelized in Alexandria, Egypt, established the Church there, served as its first bishop, and founded the first famous Christian school. Author of the earliest canonical Gospel.Died martyred 25 April 68 at Alexandria, Egypt relics at Venice, Italy Canonized Pre-Congregation Name Meaning God is gracious; gift of God (John) Patronage against impenitence against insect bites against scrofulous diseases against struma struma patients attorneys barristers captives cobblers, shoemakers imprisoned people glaziers lawyers lions notaries pharmacists prisoners secretaries stained glass workers tanners Saint Luke the EvangelistMemorial 18 October 9 May (translation of relics) 20 June (translation of relics) 13 October in the martyrology by Mabillon 21 September on some calendars 26 September on some calendars 27 November on some calendars ProfileBorn to pagan Greek parents, and possibly a slave. One of the earliest converts to Christianity. Physician, studying in Antioch and Tarsus. Probably travelled as a ship‘s doctor; many charitable societies of physicians are named for him. Legend has that he was also a painter who may have done portraits of Jesus and Mary, but none have ever been correctly or definitively attributed to him; this story, and the inspiration his Gospel has always given artists, led to his patronage of them. He met Saint Paul the Apostle at Troas, and evangelized Greece and Rome with him, being there for the shipwreck and other perils of the voyage to Rome, and stayed in Rome for Paul‘s two years of in prison. Wrote the Gospel According to Luke, much of which was based on the teachings and writings of Paul, interviews with early Christians, and his own experiences. Wrote a history of the early Church in the Acts of the Apostles.Born at Antioch Died c.74 in Greece some stories say he was martyred, others that he died of natural causes relics at Padua, Italy Canonized Pre-Congregation Name Meaning bringer of light (= luke) Patronage artists bachelors bookbinders brewers butchers doctors glass makers glassworkers glaziers gold workers goldsmiths lacemakers lace workers notaries painters physicians sculptors stained glass workers surgeons unmarried men Worshipful Company of Butchers Worshipful Company of Painters Saint Matthias the ApostleMemorial 14 May (Roman Catholic; Anglican Communion) 9 August (Eastern Orthodox) 24 February (Episcopal; Lutheran; former Roman Catholic) ProfileApostle. As he could bear witness to the Resurrection of Jesus, he was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. Preached the Gospel for more than 30 years in Judea, Cappadocia, Egypt and Ethiopia. Remembered for preaching the need for mortification of the flesh with regard to all its sensual and irregular desires. Martyr.Died stoned to death at Colchis in 80 some relics in the abatical church of Trier, Germany, others in Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy Canonized Pre-Congregation Patronage against alcoholism against smallpox carpenters reformed alcoholics tailors Gary, Indiana, diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, diocese of Deliceto, Italy Saint John the ApostleAlso known as Apostle of Charity Beloved Apostle Beloved Disciple Giovanni Evangelista John the Beloved John the Divine John the Evangelist John the Gospeller John the Theologian Memorial 27 December (Roman Catholic) 8 May (Greek Orthodox) 6 May (before the Latin gate) ProfileSon of Zebedee and Salome. Fisherman. Brother of Saint James the Greater, and called one of the Sons of Thunder. Disciple of Saint John the Baptist. Friend of Saint Peter the Apostle. Called by Jesus during the first year of His ministry, and traveled everywhere with Him, becoming so close as to be known as the beloved disciple. Took part in the Last Supper. The only one of the Twelve not to forsake the Saviour in the hour of His Passion, standing at the foot of the cross. Made guardian of Our Lady by Jesus, and he took her into his home. Upon hearing of the Resurrection, he was the first to reach the tomb; when he met the risen Lord at the lake of Tiberias, he was the first to recognize Him.During the era of the new Church, he worked in Jerusalem and at Ephesus. During Jesus’ ministry, he tried to block a Samaritan from their group, but Jesus explained the open nature of the new Way, and he worked on that principle to found churches in Asia Minor and baptizing converts in Samaria. Imprisoned with Peter for preaching after Pentecost. Wrote the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and possibly the Book of Revelation. Survived all his fellow apostles.Traditional stories:· Emperor Dometian had him brought to Rome, beaten, poisoned, and thrown into a cauldron of boiling oil, but he stepped out unharmed and was banished to Patmos instead. This is commemorated by the feast of Saint John before the Latin Gate.· When John was en route to preach in Asia, his ship was wrecked in a storm; all but John were cast ashore. John was assumed dead, but two weeks later the waves cast him ashore alive at the feet of his disciple Prochoros.· When John denounced idol worship as demonic, followers of Artemis stoned him; the rocks turned and hit the throwers.· He prayed in a temple of Artemis; fire from heaven killed 200 men who worshipped the idol. When the remaining group begged for mercy, he raised the 200 from the dead; they all converted and were baptized.· Drove out a demon who had lived in a pagan temple for 249 years.· Aboard ship, he purified vessels of sea water for drinking.· Ceonops, a magician, pretended to bring three dead people come to life; the “people” were actually demons who mimicked people so the magician could turn people away from Christ. Through prayer, John caused the magician to drown and the demons to vanish.· Once a year his grave gave off a fragrant dust that cured the sick.Died c.101 at Ephesus (in modern Turkey) a church was built over his tomb, which was later converted to a mosque Canonized Pre-Congregation Patronage against burns against epilepsy against foot problems against hailstorms against poisoning burn victims arms manufacturers art dealers artists authors basket makers bookbinders booksellers publishers butchers candle makers compositors editors engravers Engelbertus Sterckx was born 2 November 1792 in Ophem, Brabant. His parents were farmers. He began his studies in Vilvoorde, after which he studied humanities at the college of Enghien (1805-1807). After secondary school in Leuven, he entered the Major Seminary, Mechelen, on 18 September 1811 and in 1813 was named subsecretary of archdiocesan curia of Mechelen in 1813. Sterckx was ordained, with an age exemption, as priest for the Archdiocese of Mechelen, on 18 February 1815. He was vice-regent and professor of philosophy and moral theology at Mechelen from 1815 to 1821 when he was appointed pastor at Boechout. In 1824 he was appointed archpriest of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp. In 1827, he was named vicar general to Archbishop, Francis Anthony de Méan of Mechelen, and organized the opposition of the clergy to the religious policies of William I.

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