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Cross Breastplate, 16th-17th Century

DetailsDetails “Parma” Cross breastplate, gift of Cardinal Odoardo Farnese, 16th-17th Century. Gold, enamel, rubies

Peace-plate, 16th Century

DettagliDettagli Peace-plate, 16th Century, used to convey the kiss of peace during Papal Masses until Vatican II.

Reliquary of Saint Ambrose of Ferentino

DetailsDetails Reliquary of Saint Ambrose of Ferentino, modeled after the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius at the Capitoline Hill, and executed in the style of Medieval reliquaries. Work commissioned by Pope Gregory XVI.

Arm Reliquary of Saint Apollinaris, 16th Century

DetailsDetails Arm Reliquary of Saint Apollinaris, 16th Century, Gilded copper. The veneration of Saint Apollinaris in the Camaldolesi tradition is traced to the life of Saint Romualdo, written by Saint Peter Damian.