BRONZE RELIQUARY enkolpion : ground of the martyrdom of St. Paul the Apostle For Sale
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BRONZE RELIQUARY enkolpion : ground of the martyrdom of St. Paul the Apostle : $494.99
RAREBRONZE RELIQUARY enkolpionwith ground of the martyrdom of St. Paul the Apostle from the Abbey of San Paolo of the Three Fountains in Rome(written in the enkolpion reliquary) !!!The lot include a special rosaryNOTE :Paolo alle Tre Fontane is the oldest church in the Abbey, built in the 5th century on the site where, according to tradition, St. Paul suffered martyrdom and decapitation, as stated on the large marble plaque placed on the architrave of the façade, above the access portal :“S.PAULI APOSTOLI MARTYRII LOCUS UBI TRES FONTES MIRABILITER ERUPERUNT“ (“Place of the martyrdom of St. Paul the Apostle where three springs miraculously flowed” ).
In fact, legend has it that the apostle's head, severed from his body, bounced three times on the ground before stopping and that, with each leap, a pool of water sprang from the ground: the first hot, the second warm, the third cold. On the three fountains, which for a long time preserved the three different temperatures of the water, three aedicules were erected in memory of the miracle that occurred
Provenience :Abbey of San Paolo of the Three Fountains (Rome)Period : 1900's
