Rare Silver oval reliquary containing relic of Saint Antonio ( P. Antonio )

Rare Silver oval reliquary containing relic of Saint Antonio ( P. Antonio )

Italy late  1800s

Size: 4.5 cm L x 3.5 cm W x 1 cm H

Anthony of Padua, was a Portuguese Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor.

Anthony was born and raised by a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in Padua, Italy. Noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick, he was one of the most quickly canonized saints in church history, being canonized less than a year after his death.

He was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII on 16 January 1946.