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Can someone please help translate this Nicolaus Ferrante document?
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This is a "certificate of authenticity" of relics contained in a crystal religuary, made up of bones of Saint Anthony from Padua, ashes of Sain Francis of Assisi, and something else of Saint Felix of Cantalice that I could not understand.
Nicola Ferrante (you can search in Internet for further info) was a priest who could access lots of relics and issued them in the second half of last century.
Nevertheless, lots of fakes are circulating.

http://www.ebay.com/gds/RELICS-A-Guide- ... 513/g.html
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PippoM, does it say anything else about the crystal reliquary? Is the relic in a round crystal case or a cross or maybe some other form? The document has a raised impression stamped from the Postulator Generalis. Do you think it is a fake or real?
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I thought you owned the reliquary, so I did not say anything about it...
It's a round metal case, closed with crystal, tied with a red silk thread, and marked with the Postulator's seal.
I found that fakes were usually xeroxed from originals, so, if it's in your hands, you should be able to tell if it was or not.
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I only found this document. Now I know what to look for. Thank you very much!
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We found the reliquary! How do we know if it is real or a fake?
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Back of cross:
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Looking for more information regarding this cross. Can anyone help?
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