18th century reliquary of Saint Peter González, also known as Elmo or Telmo, patron saint of sailors.
Dimensions 43.0 x 28.8 x 4.0 cm Material: wood, fabric, filigree, stones.
The reliquary contains relics of ten saints:
1. saint Eustace, also known as Eustachius, 2. saint Florentine of Cartagena, 3. saint Crescentia (?), 4. saint Ursula, 5. saint Joan, 6. saint John, 7. saint John. Ursula (no. 2), 8. saint Herman , 9. saint Digna (?), 10. fragment of a wooden sarcophagus.
The reliquary is in the form of a display case, ending in an arch at the top, glazed. Dimensions 43.0 x 28.8 x 4.0 cm.
In the center is an oil painting depicting the figure of Peter González (born before 1190 in Astorga, Spanish Galicia, died April 15, 1246 in Tui near Santiago de Compostela), a Spanish Dominican who distinguished himself in the history of the Church by spreading the gospel among Spanish sailors. Hence the ship at sea visible in the background as his attribute. On the sides of the image are the aforementioned signed relics. The whole is surrounded by a decorative composition, made of ribbons enriched with filigree, gilding and stones, imitating floral compositions. Access to the reliquary is in the back.
