Antique Kiss Reliquary Relic Saint Augustine Of Hippo, Hubert Of Liege, Dymphna
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This is a brass kiss reliquary, inside a coppertheca with silver front, inside relics of Saint Augustine of Hippo, Saint Hubert of Liege and Saint Dymphna.Two are first class the one of saint Hubert is difficult to see.Relics in place and wax seal and threads intact.Comingfrom a convent in Belgium. Measures 2, 5x2 inch.Shipping and handling US$ 22.00by insured priority mail and tracking number.
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Saint Hubert of Liege
Alsoknown as
Apostle of the Ardennes Hubert the HunterHubertus…
Memorial
3 November 30 May (translation of relics)
Profile
Grandson of Charibert, King of Toulouse. Eldest son ofBertrand, Duke of Aquitaine. Worldly, popular and dissolute layman courtier atNuestria in northwest France in his youth. For political reasons he emigrated, to Austrasia in the border area between modern France and Germany. Married in 682to Floribanne, daughter of Dagobert, Count of Louvain. Father of one son, SaintFloribert of Liege.
Hubert was passionately devoted to hunting. While chasinga stag on a Good Friday morning, he received a vision of a crucifix between theanimal’s antlers. A voice warned him, “Hubert, unless you turn to the Lord, and lead a holy life, you shall quickly go down tohell.” It was a conversion experience for Hubert.
Spiritual student of Saint Lambert of Maastricht. Whenhis wife died, Hubert renounced all his worldy positions, titles and wealth, handed his patrimony, and the care of his son, to his brother, and studied forthe priesthood. After ordination, he served as assistant to Saint Lambert. Pilgrimto Rome, where he was when Lambert was murdered. Chosen bishop of Maastricht.Known for his excellent preaching and his generosity to the poor, stripping thediocese of all excesses to help them. Following another vision, and to defendof the memory of Lambert, he moved his mentor’s body from Maastricht to Liege, and built a church for it on the site of Lambert‘s martyrdom. First bishop of Liege.
Hubert evangelized the Ardenne region, converting pagansand strengthening Christians. He tracked down some of the old idolatrous placesof worship, but generally permitted the new converts to decide for themselves todestroy the old idols. They all, naturally, did so.
Hubert predicted the date of his own death, and diedwhile reciting the Our Father.He became highly revered in the Middle Ages, and there were several militaryorders named in his honor. His association with the hunt led to his patronageof furriers and trappers, and against rabies and bad behavior in dogs, primarily hunting dogs. The breed commonly known as bloodhounds are also called Saint Hubert’s hounds.
Born
c.656 at Maastricht, Netherlands
Died
30 May 727 at Fura (modern Tervueren), Brabant, Belgium of natural causes interred at Saint Peter’s collegiate church in Liege, Belgium relics translated in 825 to the abbey which has since been renamed Saint Hubert’s
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
against dog bite against hydrophobia against mad dogs against rabies archers dogs forest workers furriers hunters hunting huntsmen Liege, Belgium machinists mathematicians metal workers opticians precision instrument makers Saint-Hubert, Belgium smelters trappers
Saint Dymphna
Alsoknown as
Dympna Dimpna Dympne
Memorial
30 May (since 2004) formerly 15 May
Profile
Daughter of a pagan Irish chieftain named Damon, and abeautiful devoted Christian woman whose name has not come down to us. Her motherdied when Dymphna was a teenager. Her father searched the Western world for a womanto replace his wife, but none could. Returning home, he saw that his daughterwas as beautiful as her mother, and maddened by grief, he made advances on her.She fought him off, then fled to Belgium with Saint Gerebernus, an elderly priestand family friend.
Dymphna’s father searched for them, and his search ledto Belgium. There an innkeeper refused to accept his money, knowing it wasdifficult to exchange. This told Damon that his daughter was close – it wouldbe unusual for a village innkeeper to know a lot about foreign currency, andhis knowledge indicated that had recently seen it. The king concentrated hissearch in the area. When he found them in Gheel, he beheaded Gerebernus, anddemanded that Dymphna surrender to him. She refused, and he killed her in arage.
The site where she died is known for its miraculous healingsof the insane and possessed. There is now a well-known institution on the site, and her relics are reported to cure insanity and epilepsy.
Born
Ireland
Died
beheaded in Gheel, Belgium
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
against sleepwalking against epilepsy against insanity against mental disorders against mental illness epileptics family happiness incest victims loss of parents martyrs mental asylums mental health caregivers mental health professionals mental hospitals mentally ill people nervous disorders neurological disorders possessed people princesses psychiatrists rape victims runaways sleepwalkers therapists
Saint Augustine ofHippo
Alsoknown as
Aurelius Augustinus Doctor of Grace
Memorial
28 August 5 May (his conversion) 24 April (Augustinians)
Profile
Son of a pagan father who converted on his death bed, and of Saint Monica, a devout Christian. Raised a Christian, he lost his faithin youth and led a wild life. Lived with a Carthaginian woman from the age of15 through 30. Fathered a son whom he named Adeotadus, which means thegift of God. Taught rhetoric at Carthage and Milan, Italy. Afterinvestigating and experimenting with several philosophies, he became a Manichaeanfor several years; it taught of a great struggle between good and evil, andfeatured a lax moral code. A summation of his thinking at the time comes fromhis Confessions: “God, give mechastity and continence – but not just now.”
Augustine finally broke with the Manichaeans and was convertedby the prayers of his mother and the help of Saint Ambrose of Milan, who baptizedhim. On the death of his mother he returned to Africa, sold his property, gavethe proceeds to the poor, and founded a monastery. Monk. Priest. Preacher. Bishopof Hippo in 396. Founded religious communities. Fought Manichaeism, Donatism, Pelagianismand other heresies. Oversaw his church and his see during the fall of the RomanEmpire to the Vandals. Doctor of the Church. His later thinking can also besummed up in a line from his writings: Ourhearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you.
Born
13 November 354 at Tagaste, Numidia, North Africa (Souk-Ahras, Algeria) as Aurelius Augustinus
Died
28 August 430 at Hippo, North Africa
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
against sore eyes against vermin brewers printers theologians Bridgeport, Connecticut, diocese of Ida, Philippines, diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan, diocese of Laredo, Texas, diocese of Saint Augustine, Florida, diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, diocese of Tucson, Arizona, diocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines Carpineto Romano, Italy Isleta Indian Pueblo Ponte Nizza, Italy Saint Augustine, Florida San Austin, Ibiza, Spain Valletta, Malta
