medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I know we had this discussion a while back, but I found some info today on
the subject that I thought was pretty interesting. My apologies if this was
posted before: (the medals they're talking about for sale are on a website)
Information about Relics
We obtain our Relic Medals from a trusted, reliable source in Italy. The
Third Class Relics on these Medals are the same Third Class Relics you would
purchase if you traveled abroad to the shrine of the saint and purchased
Third Class Relics there.
First Class Relics - Actual part of a saint (a bone, a hair, a limb, etc.)
Second Class Relics - An item that the saint wore (a sock, a shirt, a glove,
etc.)
Third Class Relics - Third Class Relics fall into 2 categories. The first
category is a piece of cloth touched to the body of a saint. The second
category is a piece of cloth brought to the shrine (or site of the vision)
of the saint.
The following Medals above have cloth touched to the body of the saint: St.
Padre Pio, St. Jude, St. Gerard, St. Anthony, St. Benedict, St. Peregrine,
St. Philomena, St. Clare, St. Cabrini, St. Therese and St. Rita. The Divine
Mercy Third Class Relic has been touched to the body of St. Faustina.
The following Medals have cloth that has been brought to the shrine (or the
site of the vision of the saint): Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Czestochowa, St. Dymphna, St. Anne, St.
Patrick, St. Catherine, St. Francis of Assisi and St. Lucy.
St. Michael's cloth relic was touched to what is believed to be his
footprint in a cave in Italy.
It is against Catholic teaching to sell First and Second Class Relics. It is
allowable to sell Third Class Relics.
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