St Vicente

The simulacrum is located inside the altar of the retable in St Michael’s Chapel, belonging to the Major Seminary of Coimbra. The altar-urn, made of polychrome and gilded wood in Rococo style, has a glazed front opening through which the simulacrum is visible.

The head, slightly inclined to the right, rests on a pillow. At the top of the head, a flower crown is visible, decorated with polychrome paper (white, beige, and green), and golden metallic leaves and wires. Except for the flower crown, no other martyrdom attributes were found.

The simulacrum wears a long tunic made of beige taffeta, embroidered with polychrome silk threads (white, pink, salmon, green, and black), golden and silver leaf, and gilded and silvered wire, forming small floral motifs. On the legs, two rectangular openings stand out, allowing a view of the bones inside. At the waist, over the tunic, there is a wide belt of dark blue satin fabric, decorated at the center with golden braids. Finally, a mantle, fastened around the neck, extends to the feet, covering the shoulders, arms, forearms, thighs, and legs. The simulacrum wears silver metallic lace gloves, and the feet are adorned with open sandals.

Inside the urn, there is a fabric tag with an inscription in Latin that can be translated as:

Most Holy Martyr of Christ Vicente