Multy-Reliquary - from the Belt (Girdle), Hair and Veil of Virgin Mary

We are proud to present you

a

multi-reliquary

housing a 3 sacred Christian first class relics

from Blessed Virgin Mary:

Belt of of Virgin Mary (Holy Girdle)

Hair of Virgin Mary

Veil of Virgin Mary

According to the Sacred Tradition of the Church, at the time of her Dormition, the Theotokos was buried by the Twelve Apostles in Jerusalem. Three days later, Thomas the Apostle, who had been delayed and unable to attend the funeral, arrived and asked to have one last look at the Virgin Mary. When he and the other apostles arrived at Mary's Tomb, they found that her body was missing. According to some accounts, the Virgin Mary appeared at that time and gave her belt (girdle) to the Apostle Thomas. 

Traditionally, the cincture was made by the Virgin Mary herself, out of camelhair. It was kept at Jerusalem for many years, until it was translated to Constantinople in the 5th century, together with the Robe of the Virgin Mary, and deposited in the Church of St. Mary at Blachernae. This relic was embroidered with gold thread by the Empress Zoe, the wife of Emperor Leo VI, in gratitude for a miraculous cure. It is considered to be one of the most important relics in the Christian Church.