{"product_id":"antique-relic-card-veil-relic-of-venerable-mother-leonora-of-st-bernard-discalced-carmelite","title":"Antique Relic Card – Veil Relic of Venerable Mother Leonora of St. Bernard, Discalced Carmelite","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA rare antique Catholic relic card dedicated to \u003cstrong\u003eVenerable Mother Leonora of St. Bernard\u003c\/strong\u003e, an early Discalced Carmelite religious figure associated with the Carmelite foundations in the Low Countries.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front bears the handwritten French inscription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Relique du Voile de la V. Mère Léonore de St Bernard”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelic of the Veil of Venerable Mother Leonora of St. Bernard.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small relic fragment is preserved in a tiny decorated opening at the top of the card, accompanied by a devotional image of Mother Leonora kneeling before the Virgin and Child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse contains an extensive \u003cstrong\u003eDutch biographical account\u003c\/strong\u003e of Mother Leonora, describing her life, religious vocation and virtues. It identifies her as having died in the Carmelite monastery in Ghent on \u003cstrong\u003e12 April 1639\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse also bears an ecclesiastical \u003cstrong\u003eImprimatur from Mechelen dated 7 December 1885\u003c\/strong\u003e, providing an important historical indication for the production and devotional use of the card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical catalogues of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Besançon collections independently document \u003cstrong\u003eLeonora of St. Bernard as a Carmelite of Ghent and founder of the Carmelite convents of Mechelen and Ghent\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as preserving numerous 17th-century letters connected with her. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a particularly attractive piece for collectors of \u003cstrong\u003eCarmelite relics, antique Catholic devotional objects, historical relic cards and early Carmelite history\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Venerable Mother Leonora of St. Bernard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Discalced Carmelites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelic:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small textile relic identified on the card as a fragment of her veil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlace associated with her:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ghent, Belgium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeath:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 April 1639\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCard:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19th-century Catholic relic card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImprimatur:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mechelen, 7 December 1885\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e French and Dutch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed paper\/card with mounted relic fragment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. \u003cstrong\u003e10 × 14 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique condition with age-related toning, foxing, discoloration and general signs of age. Please examine photographs carefully.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sacra Relics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58640113631567,"sku":null,"price":154.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/5556\/3855\/files\/photo_2026-09-02_00-26-04.jpg?v=1788298178","url":"https:\/\/sacrarelics.com\/products\/antique-relic-card-veil-relic-of-venerable-mother-leonora-of-st-bernard-discalced-carmelite","provider":"Sacra Relics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}