Nail fragment relic Miscellaneous

Description

A tiny fragment of St Catherine’s fingernail wrapped in embroidered linen. Princess Catherine of Egypt was martyred by the Roman Emperor for her unwavering faith in Christ. It was a terrible torture. The martyr was tied between two spiked wheels and torn alive. But God intervened and destroyed the hideous machine, and Catherine had to be beheaded with a sword. The pious Emperor Charles IV enforced the feast of this martyr in the Bohemian kingdom because he believed she had helped him turn the hopeless course of the Battle of San Felice into a glorious victory.