RELIC IN ROUND THECA , 11.5 X 7 CM / 4.5 X 2.8 INCHES , BELGIUM , ANNO ABOUT 1840 .
Saint Praxedes is a traditional Christian saint of the 2nd century. She is sometimes called Praxedis or Praxed.
Little is known about Praxedes, and not all accounts agree. According to Jacobus de Voragine's The Golden Legend, Praxedes was the sister of Saint Pudentiana; their brothers were Saint Donatus and Saint Timothy. During one of the periods of persecution, they buried the bodies of Christians and distributed goods to the poor. De Voragine's brief account states they died in 165, "in the reign of Emperors Marcus and Antoninus II.