An Italian carved wood and coral- and turquoise-decorated reliquary containing a relic ex cineribus of Saint Teresa of Jesus, early 20th C.

Dim.: 53 x 45 cm

Includes a Latin 'Authentica' dated 3 October 1929, issued in Rome by Fr. Gabriel Wessels, Postulator General of the Carmelite Order. 
To the front, a label reading 'Basilicae SS. Salvatoris', Latin for 'From the Basilica of the Holy Saviour', indicating that the relic originates from, was once housed or was authenticated by the Basilica of the Holy Saviour (St John Lateran), Rome. To the reverse, an applied label reading “Franciscanis in sanctuario trapanense intellexit reliquiae”, indicating former custody in a Franciscan sanctuary in Trapani, Sicily, and below the original sealing wax.

St Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582)
Born in Ávila, Spain, Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada—known in religion as Teresa of Jesus—was a Carmelite nun, mystic, reformer and one of the most influential figures in Catholic spirituality. She founded the Discalced Carmelites together with St John of the Cross, restoring the order to a life of poverty, contemplation and strict enclosure. Her writings, including 'The Interior Castle' and 'The Way of Perfection', are considered masterpieces of Christian mysticism and remain central texts in Carmelite theology.

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