Authentics (certificates of authenticity for relics) for two relics of Carmelite saints in Thomas Merton's possession: one of St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face) and one of St. Teresa of Ávila (Teresa of Jesus)

Item

See also the finding aid for all relic authentics kept by Merton: http://www.merton.org/Research/Correspondence/y1.aspx?id=3930.
Title
Authentics (certificates of authenticity for relics) for two relics of Carmelite saints in Thomas Merton's possession: one of St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face) and one of St. Teresa of Ávila (Teresa of Jesus)
Description
Two certificates for relics kept by Thomas Merton of St. Therese of Lisieux, a relic from her bone, and of St. Teresa of Avila, one of dust from her body.
Date
1937 January 27 and 1950 January 12
Identifier
Thomas Merton Center Collection, Section A (Correspondence), Relics (Authentics, Certificates of Authenticity for Relics), 1937/01/27; and Thomas Merton Center Collection, Section A (Correspondence), Relics (Authentics, Certificates of Authenticity for Relics), 1950 January 12.
Source
Thomas Merton Collection, Section A (Correspondence)
Subject
Thérèse, de Lisieux, Saint, 1873-1897
Teresa of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582
First Lines
First line: 'Fr. VINCENTIUS A S. PAULINO POSTULATOR GENERALIS ORDINIS CARM. DISCALC.' ...
and
First Line: 'Fr. JOANNES A JESU MARIA POSTULATOR GENERALIS ORDINIS CARM. DISCALC. ' ...