Relic of Saint Jude Thaddeus the Apostle in pure sterling silver reliquary

The reliquary is accompanied by its original Roman ecclesiastical Authentica, dated 4 April 1911, issued under the authority of Cardinal Pietro Respighi (1843–1913), Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati and Vicar General of Rome, one of the highest ecclesiastical offices in the Diocese of Rome.

Cardinal Respighi had been created Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII in 1899 and served as Cardinal Vicar of Rome from 1900 until his death in 1913.

Dimensions of the theca: 3 × 2.5 cm.

Saint Jude Thaddeus the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, is traditionally identified as Jude, also called Thaddeus, and is distinguished from Judas Iscariot.

Christian tradition associates him with missionary preaching in Judea, Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia, where he is traditionally believed to have suffered martyrdom together with Saint Simon the Zealot.

Saint Jude is traditionally associated with the Epistle of Jude in the New Testament. Venerated throughout the Christian world, he became especially renowned as the patron saint of desperate and seemingly impossible causes.

His relics have been venerated for centuries in Rome, particularly in Saint Peter’s Basilica.

This important relic is preserved in an elegant solid sterling silver oval theca, containing a substantial sacred fragment identified as belonging to Saint Jude Thaddeus the Apostle, mounted beneath glass and accompanied by its original identification label.

All original threads and ecclesiastical seals remain intact. The relic is accompanied by its original Authentica, dated 1911, preserving the integrity and documented ecclesiastical provenance of this exceptional ensemble.