The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-07
STE. ANNE'S WRIST.
A Portion of 1t Brought from
Rome as a Relic.
1t Was Secured through the Pope's Influence
Already 1t has Caused Two Wonder
full Cares In New York.

Especial TO TIE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch.l
New YORK, May 6.-All the papers de-
vote much space to the story of Catholic
relic which has been on exhibition in the
Catholic church of St. Jean Baptiste in
East Seventy sixth street, near Lexington
avenue, since last Sunday. Monsignor the
Marquis of Nicollet Canada. brought the
relic to this city last Saturday from Rome.
Three months ago monsignor the marquis
went to Rome with petition from Cardi-
nal Taschereau, of Quebec, asking that the
Pope bequeath to the basilica of Ste. Anne
de Beaupre relic of St. Anna the mother
of the Virgin Mary and patroness of the
church. Ste. iAnne de Beaupre's is the most
famous shrine in Canada. 1t is in charge
Of the Redemptorist fathers, and for years
it has attracted attention because of re-
ported cures of the lame, the blind and the
halt that have been effected there.
THE POPE RECEIVES MONsIGNoR.
The Pope received monsignor the mar
quis and listened with interest to his
stories of miracles wrought at Ste. Anne
de Beaupre's. Among the relics in the
basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls, in
Rome, is said to be an arm OF st. Anna, the
mother of the Virgin Mary. Ste. Anne de
Beaupre in Canada had already small
fragment OF the finger Thousands of pill
grims visit the shrine every year, and Car
dinsl Taschereau and the fathers in charge
of it believed that they ought TO procure a
larger relic.
When monslgnor the marquis had eX
planned this 10 the Pope, the Pope in
structed his private chaplain to write t
Father Leopold Zelli Jacobuzzi, abbot OF
/ h %6oy ,
of the Car adam prelate, if possible Armed
with the Pope's letter, monsignor the mar
quis visited the Benedictine abbot. The
abbot at once agreed to give him piece o.
the arm.
THE RELIC SECURED.
On April Is the marquis left Rome will
: the relic and this is the relic now in thi
| city. The fragment is one-half of TIL
, wrist, about three inches long and tn
skin and flesh, darkened and shriVelled by
/ time, are still there.
t This was put into acasket of bronze line
with gold. The casket is about six inche
: long. 1t has a glass cover through which
the relic may be seen.
THE FIRST MIRACLE.
Father Taschereau told reporter tina
: last Monday morning q woman entered tn
. church on crutches, hobbled to the altar
kissed the relic and touched it to the par
of her body affected. Then she knelt i
prayer for long time. When she pickle
up her crutches she found she was able t
walk without them. The left the church
he said, praising God and completely cured
AN EPILEPTIC CURED.
A weak looking young man was about
press his lips to the relic, he fell 10 the foe
in what appeared to be an epileptic fl
!" Father Taschereau sprang over the alta
5 rail with the relic in his right hand. TIL
man on the floor was shaking convulsivell
father Teschereau took the mans rist
hand in his left hand and touched the reli
!. to it. 1t is said that the mans convulsior
: ceased at once and he Immediately BEGAN
- | himself