Rare and old copper relic of Saint Roch from Montpellier (Confessor). Beautiful paper embroideries forming a double floral crown around the relic. The reliquary is sealed and cannot be opened. He is the most invoked saint from the Middle Ages onwards as protector from the terrible scourge of the plague and all viral diseases (the current topic of the coronavirus is one of them), and his popularity is still widespread. His patronage gradually extended to the rural world, to animals, to major calamities such as earthquakes, epidemics and serious diseases. In a more modern sense, he is a great example of human solidarity and Christian charity in the name of voluntarism. Over the centuries, Roch has become one of the best-known saints in the European continent and overseas, but he also remains one of the most mysterious ones.