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Latin certificate which certifies the authenticity of the attached (missing here) sealed small piece of a Holy relic, bone from St. Rose of Lima.
Reign of Pope Pius IX.
Dry seal LL.
Damage on top border, some paper missing & toning, also chipping UR &UR corners. Paper reinforced on back.
Folded vertically.
27. x 37 cm
Rose of Lima (born Isabel Flores de Oliva; 20 April 1586 – 24 August 1617) was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the poverty stricken of the city through her own private efforts. Rose of Lima was born to a noble family and is the patron saint of embroidery, gardening and cultivation of blooming flowers. A lay member of the Dominican Order, she was declared a saint by the Catholic Church, being the first person born in the Americas to be canonized as such.
As a saint, Rose of Lima has been designated as a co-patroness of the Philippines along with Pudentiana; both saints were moved to second-class patronage in September 1942 by Pope Pius XII, but Rose remains the primary patroness of Peru and of the local people of Latin America. Her image is featured on the highest denomination banknote of Peru.
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