{"id":2090,"date":"2012-10-26T10:17:46","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T15:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.sju.edu\/lifelines\/?p=2090"},"modified":"2012-11-01T10:57:25","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T15:57:25","slug":"memory-and-devotion-relic-exhibit-3rd-fl-post-learning-commons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.sju.edu\/lifelines\/memory-and-devotion-relic-exhibit-3rd-fl-post-learning-commons\/","title":{"rendered":"Memory and Devotion: Relic Exhibit 3rd fl Post Learning Commons"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MemoryMemory and Devotion: The Relic Collection of Burchard Villiger, S.J., \u00a0<\/strong>
\nGerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., Special Collection Rooms (3rd Floor)
\nJohn and Maryanne Hennings Post Learning Commons<\/p>\n

Burchard Villiger, S.J., fifth president of Saint Joseph’s (1868-93), amassed one of the largest collections of relics and reliquaries in the United States. This, Villiger considered a most suitable endowment for his newly built Church of the Ges\u00f9 and college buildings on Girard Avenue in North Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Most of the hundreds of relics in Villiger’s collection were acquired in Rome in the 19th century from “a noble family fallen on hard times” and endure to this day at the Church of the Ges\u00f9 at St. Joseph’s Prep, at Old St. Joseph’s Church, and at Saint Joseph’s University. About 45 of these relics and reliquaries have been gathered from our Jesuit institutions in Philadelphia for this exhibit.<\/p>\n

A 16-page printed text is available at the exhibit venue that creates a context for understanding:<\/p>\n

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