Relic from the Habit of Venerable Sister Thérèse – Antique Catholic Relic with Wax Seal

Rare Antique Catholic Relic from the Habit of a Venerable Sister Thérèse

A fascinating small Catholic relic packet bearing a handwritten French identification:

“De l’habit de la Vén. Sœur Thérèse …”

Translated:

“From the habit of the Venerable Sister Thérèse …”

The inscription indicates that the enclosed relic is a fragment associated with the religious habit of a Venerable Sister Thérèse.

The reverse is particularly striking and features a large original red wax ecclesiastical seal, carefully preserved on the folded paper. The combination of the handwritten identification, aged paper and substantial wax seal gives this small devotional object a remarkable historical character.

The relic is housed within its original folded paper enclosure and retains the appearance of an old devotional relic prepared for private veneration.

Details

• Subject: Venerable Sister Thérèse
• Relic: fragment from the religious habit
• Inscription: “De l’habit de la Vén. Sœur Thérèse …”
• Format: small folded paper relic enclosure
• Seal: original red wax ecclesiastical seal
• Language: French
• Approx. size: 5 × 2.5 cm
• Period: antique / early 20th-century devotional object
• Condition: antique condition with age toning, foxing, discoloration and signs of handling; the wax seal shows natural age-related wear

The handwritten inscription and original wax seal make this an especially interesting object for collectors of Catholic relics, historical devotional objects, religious ephemera and ecclesiastical memorabilia.