All sterling silver reliquary with relic of St. Stachys the Apostle (second bishop of Byzantium)

All sterling silver reliquary with relic of St. Stachys the Apostle (second bishop of Byzantium) + authenticity document of Cardinal, Rome Vicar General

Ex Ossibus - Saint Bones.

Dimension: 4 cm x 3.5 cm.

Authentic relic. All seals intact. Bishop document.

Stachys the Apostle (Greek: Στάχυς, "ear-spike"; died 54) was the second bishop of Byzantium, from AD 38 to AD 54 according to tradition. Stachys is mentioned just one time in the New Testament as a person loved by Apostle Paul (Rom. 16:9). Other than that, all information regarding him comes from tradition. He seemed to be closely connected to Andrew and Paul. Eusebius quotes Origen as saying that Andrew had preached in Asia Minor and in Scythia, along the Black Sea as far as the Volga and Kiev, hence he became a patron saint of Romania and Russia. According to tradition, Saint Andrew founded the See of Byzantium in 38, installing Stachys as bishop, a position he held for sixteen years.

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