Vilnius, 17th c., 1st half of the 18th c., 1842

The reliquary kept in the Church of Mickūnai holds relics of St Vincent Ferrer, St Francis of Assisi, St Anthony of Padua, St Stanislaus Kostka and St Bartholomew. Documents attesting to the provenance of the three relics, signed in Rome in 1785, were found under a lid in its base. An inscription on the lid states they were enclosed on 1 October 1842. Upon evaluating the style of the reliquary, one can assume this was also the year when it was made. Silver baroque-style elements from various periods were uniquely used for its ornamentation. Judging from the shape, all the baroque details had been initially used in covers for liturgical books. The oldest among them, the winged angel heads, have been dated to the early 17th century. The reliefs at the top and bottom, which were created in the middle of the same century, are decorated with cartilage ornaments, and feature the Three Crosses and an image of St Florian, which is quite rare in Lithuanian art. Screwed onto the sides are medallions with the images of St Francis of Assisi and St Anthony of Padua in profiles that were cast in the first half of the 18th century.