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This is a antique metal theca, inside relics of Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer, Saint Alphonsus Maria deLiguori and Saint Gerard Majella all Redemptorists. Relics in place and wax intact,but all threads are broken. Comes with it’soriginal document dated 1899. Sealed with the seal of the CongregationSanctissimi Redemptoris Buscodencis (s’Hertogenbosch ). Diameter 1,1 inch. Comes from aconvent in Belgium.Shipping and handling US$ 39.00 by insured priority mail andtracking number. All my items are securely packet, to avoid all possible damage( look at my response).
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SaintGerard Majella
Also known as
- Geraldo Magela
- Gerardo Maiella
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Son of a tailor who died whenthe boy was 12, leaving the family in poverty. Gerard tried tojoin the Capuchins, but his health prevented it He was acceptedas a Redemptorist lay brother serving his congregation as sacristan, gardener, porter, infirmarian,and tailor. Miracle worker.
When falsely accused by a pregnant woman ofbeing the father of her child, he retreated to silence; shelater recanted and cleared him, and thus began his association as patron ofall aspects of pregnancy. Reputed to bilocate and readconsciences. His last will consisted of the following small note on the door ofhis cell: “Here the will ofGod 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
- in Brazil
- Central de Minas
- Crucilândia
- Inconfidentes
- Japonvar
- São Geraldo da Piedade
- São Geraldo do Baixio
- in Italy
Saint Alphonsus Maria deLiguori
Also known as
- Alfonso…
- Alfons…
- Alfontso…
- Alphonse…
- Alfonsu…
- Afonso…
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Born to the nobility, Alphonsus was a child prodigy;he became extremely well-educated, and received his doctorate in law fromthe University of Naples at age 16. He had his own legal practiceby age 21, and was soon one of the leading lawyers in Naples,though he never attended court without having attended Mass first. Heloved music, could play the harpsichord, and often attended theopera, though he frequently listened without bothering to watch the over-donestaging. As he matured and learned more and more of the world, he liked it lessand less, and finally felt a call to religious life. He declined anarranged marriage, studied theology, and was ordained atage 29.
Preacher and home missioner around Naples.Noted for his simple, clear, direct style of preaching, and his gentle,understanding way in the confessional. Writer on asceticism, theology,and history; master theologian. He was often opposed by Church officialsfor a perceived laxity toward sinners, and by government officials who opposedanything religious. Founded the Redemptoristines women‘sorder in Scala in 1730. Founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Liguorians; Redemptorists)at Scala, Italy in 1732.
Appointed bishop of the diocese of Sant’Agatade’ Goti, Italy by Pope Clement XIII in 1762.Worked to reform the clergy and revitalize the faithful ina 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 hethought would be a prayerful retirement.
In 1777 the royal governmentthreatened to disband his Redemptorists,claiming that they were covertly carrying on the work of the Jesuits, whohad been suppressed in 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 wasnearly blind, and was tricked into giving his approval to a revised Rulefor the Congregation, onethat suited the king and the anti-clerical government.When Pope Pius VI saw the changes, he condemned it, and removedAlphonsus from his position as leader of the Order. This caused Alphonsusa crisis in confidence and faith that took years to overcome. However, by thetime of his death he had returned to faith and peace.
Alphonsus vowed early to never to waste amoment of his life, and he lived that way for over 90 years. Declared a Doctorof the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1871.
When he was bishop, one ofAlphonsus’s priests led a worldly life, and resisted all attempts tochange. He was summoned to Alphonsus, and at the entrance to the bishop‘sstudy he found a large crucifix laid on the threshold. When the priest hesitatedto step in, Alphonsus quietly said, “Comealong, and be sure to trample it underfoot. It would not be the first time youhave placed Our Lord beneath your 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 (proclaimed on 26 April 1950 by Pope Pius XII)
- final perseverance
- moral theologians
- moralists (proclaimed on 26 April 1950 by Pope Pius XII)
- scrupulous people
- theologians
- vocations
- Sisters of the Holy Redeemer
- in Italy
- Acerra, diocese of
- Agrigento, archdiocese of
- Agrigento, city of
- Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, diocese of
- Naples
- Nocera
- Pagani
- Sant’Agata de’ Goti, city of
Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer
Also known as
- Apostle of Vienna
- Clemens Mary Hofbauer
- Johannes Hofbauer
- John Dvorák
- Klemens Maria
- Second Founder of the Redemptorists
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Ninth child of a butcher whochanged the family name from the Moravian Dvorák to the Germanic Hofbauer. His father died when Clement was sixyears old. The young man felt a call to the priesthood, but his family wastoo poor to afford his education. Apprentice andjourneyman baker at Premonstratensian monastery atBruck, Germany. Hermit.
When hermitages were abolished byEmperor Joseph II, Clement worked as a baker in Vienna, Austria. Hermit in Italy withPeter Kunzmann, taking the name Clement.Made three pilgrimages to Rome. During the third, he joinedthe Redemptorists atSan Giuliano, adding the name Marie.He met some sponsors following a Mass, and they agreed to pay forhis education. Studied at the University of Vienna, and at Rome. Ordained in 1785,and assigned to Vienna.
Missionary to Warsaw, Poland withseveral companions from 1786 to 1808, working with the poor,building schools and orphanages; the brothers preached fivesermons a day. Spiritual teacher of Venerable Joseph Passerat.With Father Thaddeus Hubl, he introduced the Congregation of theMost Holy Redeemer to Poland. From there he sent Redemptorist missionaries to Germany and Switzerland.Clement and his companions were imprisoned in 1808 whenNapoleon suppressed religious orders, then expelled to Austria.
Noted preacher and spiritualdirector in Vienna. Chaplain and spiritual director of anUrsuline convent. Founded a Catholic college in Vienna.Worked with young men, and helped revitalize German religious life.Worked against the establishment of a German national Church. Workedagainst Josephinism which sought secular control of the Church and clergy.
Born
- 26 December 1751 at Tasswitz, Moravia (in the modern Czech Republic) as John Dvorák
Died
- 15 March 1820 at Vienna, Austria of natural causes
Venerated
- 14 May 1876 by Pope Blessed Pius IX (decree of heroic virtues)
Beatified
- 29 January 1888 by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized
- 20 May 1909 by Pope Pius X
Patronage
- Vienna, Austria (named by Pope Saint Pius X in
