Reliquary Relic Saint Gerard Majella, Alphonsus Maria De Liguori Document 1894
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This is antique coppertheca with silver front, inside 2 relics of Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (ExToga) and Saint Gerard Majella (Ex Arca sepulcrali). Relics loose in theca, waxseal and threads are intact.Comes with its original document signed in 1894.Comesfrom a Belgian convent.Diameter1, 6 inch. Shipping and handling US$ 22, 00 by registered priority mail. With multiple items, I will combineshipping. All my items are securely packet, to avoid all pos...sible damage. I prefurepayment by Paypal . Please contact meif you have any questions. Items cannot bereturned!
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Saint Alphonsus Mariade Liguori
Alsoknown as
Alfonso…. Alfons…. Alfontso…. Alphonse…. Alfonsu…. Afonso….
Memorial
1 August
Profile
Born to the nobility, Alphonsus was a child prodigy;he became extremely well-educated, and received his doctorate in law from the Universityof Naples at age 16. He had his own legal practice by age 21, and was soon oneof the leading lawyers in Naples, though he never attended court without havingattended Mass first. He loved music, could play the harpsichord, and oftenattended the opera, though he frequently listened without bothering to watchthe over-done staging. As he matured and learned more and more of the world, heliked it less and less, and finally felt a call to religious life. He declinedan arranged marriage, studied theology, and was ordained at age 29.
Preacher and home missioner around Naples. Noted forhis simple, clear, direct style of preaching, and his gentle, understanding wayin the confessional. Writer on asceticism, theology, and history; master theologian.He was often opposed by Church officials for a perceived laxity toward sinners, and by government officials who opposed anything religious. Founded the Redemptoristines women‘s order inScala in 1730. Founded the Congregationof the Most Holy Redeemer (Liguorians; Redemptorists) at Scala, Italy in1732.
Appointed bishop of the diocese of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy by Pope Clement XIII in 1762. Worked to reform the clergy and revitalizethe faithful in a diocese with a bad reputation. He was afflicted with severe rheumatism, and often could barely move or raise his chin from his chest. In 1775 heresigned his see due to ill health, and went into what he thought would be a prayerfulretirement.
In 1777 the royal government threatened to disband hisRedemptorists, claiming thatthey were covertly carrying on the work of the Jesuits, who had been suppressedin 1773. Calling on his knowledge of the Congregation, his background in thelogy, and his skills as a lawyer, Alphonsus defended the Redemptorists so well that theyobtained the king‘s approval. However, by this point Alphonsus was nearly blind, and was tricked into giving his approval to a revised Rule for the Congregation, one that suited the kingand the anti-clerical government. When Pope Pius VI saw the changes, he condemnedit, and removed Alphonsus from his position as leader of the Order. This causedAlphonsus a crisis in confidence and faith that took years to overcome.However, by the time of his death he had returned to faith and peace.
Alphonsus vowed early to never to waste a moment ofhis life, and he lived that way for over 90 years. Declared a Doctor of theChurch by Pope Pius IX in 1871.
When he was bishop, one of Alphonsus’s priests led aworldly life, and resisted all attempts to change. He was summoned toAlphonsus, and at the entrance to the bishop‘s study he found a large crucifixlaid on the threshold. When the priest hesitated to step in, Alphonsus quietlysaid, “Come along, and be sure to trampleit underfoot. It would not be the first time you have placed Our Lord beneathyour feet.”
Born
27 September 1696 at Marianelli near Naples, Italy
Died
1 August 1787 at Nocera, Italy of natural causes
Venerated
1796 by Pope Pius VI (decree of heroic virtues)
Beatified
15 September 1816 by Pope Pius VII
Canonized
26 May 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI
Patronage
against arthritis against scrupulosity confessors (given on 26 February 1950 by Pope Pius XII) final perseverance moral theologians moralists (1950 by Pope Pius XII) scrupulous people theologians vocations Sisters of the Holy Redeemer Acerra, Italy, diocese of Agrigento, Italy Pagani, Italy Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
Saint Gerard Majella
Memorial
16 October
Profile
Son of a tailor who died when the boy was 12, leavingthe family in poverty. Gerard tried to join the Capuchins, but his healthprevented it He was accepted as a Redemptorist lay brother serving his congregationas sacristan, gardener, porter, infirmarian, and tailor. Miracle worker.
When falsely accused by a pregnant woman of being the fatherof her child, he retreated to silence; she later recanted and cleared him, andthus began his association as patron of all aspects of pregnancy. Reputed to bilocateand read consciences. His last will consisted of the following small note onthe door of his cell: “Here the willof God is done, as God wills, and as long as God wills.”
Born
23 April 1725 at Muro, Italy
Died
16 October 1755 at Caposele, Provincia di Avellino, Campania, Italy of tuberculosis interred in the Basilica di San Gerardo Maiella in Materdomini Caposele, Provincia di Avellino, Campania, Italy
Beatified
29 January 1893 by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized
11 December 1904 by Pope Saint Pius X
Patronage
childbirth children expectant mothers falsely accused people good confessions lay brothers motherhood mothers pregnant women pro-life movement unborn children Basilicata, Italy Muro, Italy
