Yes that was a totally link bait headline. Yet their is truth to it. Specifically the Vatican has lent the Diocese of St. Augustine a relic of one of his fingers. So for a Diocese patron saint that counts as “the finger”.<\/p>\n
A relic dating back to 430 A.D. isn\u2019t something that\u2019s easy to acquire.<\/p>\n
So when the Diocese of St. Augustine was loaned a first-class relic of St. Augustine of Hippo late last month, it was considered a blessing and the culmination of many years of effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of my dreams was to find a way to get the relics of Saint Augustine here for the 450th to finally say the man for whom this city is named, his relics came here,\u201d said the Rev. Tom Willis of Cathedral Basilica.<\/p>\n
The relic is the finger of St. Augustine of Hippo \u2013 and it\u2019s never before left Italy where it is part of the Vatican Treasury.<\/p>\n
Kathleen Bagg, director of communications for the diocese, has done extensive research on the relic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a first-class relic because it is an actual piece \u2013 body part \u2013 of the saint,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s just taken a really long time because [officials in Italy and at the Vatican] didn\u2019t want to let go of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Encased in what is known as a reliquary \u2013 a container for holy relics \u2013 it is on loan to the diocese in celebration of St. Augustine\u2019s 450th anniversary and the founding of America\u2019s first Catholic parish. (Source<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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