Among the garbage collected in the center of the British capital, a miniature leather case was discovered. Inside it was a bone fragment, which, according to experts, is a priceless Christian relic - a particle of the relics of Pope Clement, who was martyred for his faith almost two thousand years ago. The Guardian reports that the case, once sealed with red wax and tied with crimson cords, is crowned with a glass dome. Below it, on a piece of paper that has faded over the centuries, it says Oss. S Clementis ('the bone of St. Clement') and rests an ancient artifact. Pope Clement is an apostle from the number of seventy. He was the fourth head of the See of Rome, after the Apostle Paul, Saint Lin and Saint Cletes. For his zealous, active confession of the Christian faith, he was exiled by Emperor Trajan to the northern Black Sea region, where he continued his educational ministry and founded a holy monastery in Inkerman. For his unshakable devotion to the faith of Christ, Saint Clement was tied to an anchor and thrown into the sea not far from the Crimean Chersonesos. Pope Clement is revered by both Western and Eastern Christians, including as the patron saint of seafarers.
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