THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 6 APRIL 2025

12 14 1755. A relic of Saint Gerard Majella. Fragment of cloth housed in a silver and glass locket. 1.30 by 1.30in. (3.3 by 3.3cm) Condition: Very good. Gerard Majella (Italian: Gerardo Maiella; 6 April 1726 – 16 October 1755) was an Italian lay brother of the Congregation of the Redeemer, better known as the Redemptorists, who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. Some of Majella’s reported miracles include restoring life to a boy who had fallen from a high cliff, blessing the scant supply of wheat belonging to a poor family and making it last until the next harvest, and several times multiplying the bread that he was distributing to the poor. It was reported that he walked across the water to lead a boatload of fishermen through stormy waves to the safety of the shore. He was reputed to have had bilocation and the ability to read souls. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£250) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 14 15 1880s to 1950s a collection of religious medals and relics. Relics include Pius X in a glass and gilt locket, ‘The True Crib”, St Oliver Plunkett, Martin de Porres, St. Marie Goretti, etc., medals (20), including popes, saints, etc, several silver, and a miniature prayer book. Condition: Mainly fine. Estimate €500-€700 (approx £420-£580) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 15