relic

Dublin Core

Title

relic

Description

Round metal locket with three Chinese characters on front, containing bone fragment on paper labeled "Fr. Nerinckx." This relic was received by Sr. Doloretta Marie O'Connor, SL, when she was missioned to China (1933-1949). She then gave it to Sister Delores (Laurian) Kincaide, SL, while both Sisters were stationed at St. Agnes Convent in Springfield, MO, in the early 1960s.

Format

7/8"

Type

Religious objects

Identifier

2021.000.029

Files

2021.000.029-min.JPG

Citation

“relic,” Loretto Heritage Center Artifacts, accessed April 19, 2024, https://lorettoheritagecenter.omeka.net/items/show/2078.