Holy Reliquary with Relics of St. Deodatus, St. Aurelie & St. Felicity | Roman Martyrs | Vintage Catholic Devotional, Very Rare Circa 1830

Holy Reliquary with Relics of St. Deodatus, St. Aurelie & St. Felicity | Roman Martyrs | Vintage Catholic Devotional, Very Rare Circa 1830

The main saint in this beautiful reliquary is Saint Deodatus of Antioch.

He was a soldier in the Imperial Roman army during the Flavian Dynasty (69–96 A.D.), and is venerated as a martyr who died for his Christian faith in Antioch, located in modern-day Turkey.
According to tradition, he was executed by being shot with arrows after being stripped of his military uniform and forced to wear women's clothing, a common form of public humiliation for Roman soldiers who converted to Christianity.
He is believed to have lived during the reign of Emperor Domitian, the last of the Flavian emperors.
A relic of Saint Deodatus is housed in a golden casket at the church of Saint Nicholas in Nacy, France.

The second saint is Saint Felicity.
Felicitas of Rome (c. 101 – 165), also anglicized as Felicity, is a saint numbered among the Christian martyrs. She is presented as the mother of the seven martyrs whose feast is celebrated on 10 July. The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates their martyrdom on 25 January.

The third saint is Saint Aurelie.
Saint Aurelia was sacrificed for her faith in Jesus Christ under Emperor Valerian, around 260. Her martyrdom took place with her mother Martane, a relative of Adrias, who was martyred a few years earlier with Saints Hippolytus (his brother-in-law, a hermit), Pauline (his wife), Eusebius (a priest), Marcellus (a deacon), Neon and Mary (his children).

The impression of Saint Deodatus is on velum and the whole reliquary is festooned with silver and gold braid,

It measures 16.5 x 12.5 x 1 centimetres