The border of this relic certificate shows the instruments of Christ’s Passion. Veronica’s veil appears at the top, the scourging column runs down one side, and thorny branches wind through the design.
Issued at Bruges on 30 August 1866 under Bishop Johannes Josephus Faict, the certificate describes four relics enclosed together: fragments attributed to the Virgin Mary’s shirt, Saint Joseph’s workshop, Saint Barbara’s bones and Saint Francis’s habit. Their round copper case had a silver ring and a crystal cover.
Faict’s vicar general and custodian of relics signed the sheet, numbered 6127 in the diocesan register. A printed card supplies the Latin text and an English translation. The certificate is offered as a historical document; no relic is included, and it does not authenticate any relic with which it may later be paired.
FAICT, Johannes Josephus, Bishop of Bruges. Printed relic certificate completed in manuscript, for relics of the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, Saint Barbara and Saint Francis of Assisi. Bruges, 30 August 1866. Register number 6127.
Physical Description: Single sheet, the Latin text printed in a calligraphic script within a pictorial border of the instruments of the Passion, the bishop's arms with the motto "In fide et charitate" at the head; relic names and date written in by hand. Embossed episcopal seal at the lower left. 24 x 33 cm.
Condition: Folded, with the fold lines visible and light creasing; light toning.
Note: This is a document only. It has been separated from the relic it once accompanied; no relic is included or sold, and the certificate does not authenticate any relic it may later be paired with.
The border of this relic certificate shows the instruments of Christ’s Passion. Veronica’s veil appears at the top, the scourging column runs down one side, and thorny branches wind through the design.
Issued at Bruges on 30 August 1866 under Bishop Johannes Josephus Faict, the certificate describes four relics enclosed together: fragments attributed to the Virgin Mary’s shirt, Saint Joseph’s workshop, Saint Barbara’s bones and Saint Francis’s habit. Their round copper case had a silver ring and a crystal cover.
Faict’s vicar general and custodian of relics signed the sheet, numbered 6127 in the diocesan register. A printed card supplies the Latin text and an English translation. The certificate is offered as a historical document; no relic is included, and it does not authenticate any relic with which it may later be paired.
FAICT, Johannes Josephus, Bishop of Bruges. Printed relic certificate completed in manuscript, for relics of the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, Saint Barbara and Saint Francis of Assisi. Bruges, 30 August 1866. Register number 6127.
Physical Description: Single sheet, the Latin text printed in a calligraphic script within a pictorial border of the instruments of the Passion, the bishop's arms with the motto "In fide et charitate" at the head; relic names and date written in by hand. Embossed episcopal seal at the lower left. 24 x 33 cm.
Condition: Folded, with the fold lines visible and light creasing; light toning.
Note: This is a document only. It has been separated from the relic it once accompanied; no relic is included or sold, and the certificate does not authenticate any relic it may later be paired with.
