"Reliqvia" takes its name from the Latin verb relinquo, meaning "I leave behind". The Latin term reliquiae and its Greek counterpart λείψανα are traditionally understood as "that which remains", typically referring to the human body or its parts.

The new fragrance by Filippo Sorcinelli returns to Senigallia following his tribute scent "Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto", inspired by Mario Giacomelli. This time, the fragrance seeks to capture the essence of an extraordinary place — steeped in history and home to remarkable works of art — where sacred relics of Christ's Passion are reverently preserved: the Church of the Holy Cross, considered a jewel of Italian Baroque.

This intimate chapel, built in 1608 by the Confraternity of the Sacrament and the Holy Cross (still active today, with Filippo himself serving as organist and artistic director), is a space rich in spiritual and aesthetic intensity.

Reliqvia speaks through the golden wooden walls, delicately adorned with carvings and bas-reliefs. It evokes the incense-worn steps leading to the main altar, a structure gleaming like golden embroidery. Inside rests a statue of the dead Christ — a 17th-century wooden sculpture revealed to the public only once a year.

But Reliqvia also aims to frame the altar in a synesthetic way — echoing the emotional gravity of The Entombment of Christ by Federico Barocci, one of the artist's most stunning works, painted in 1582 in Urbino.

Reliqvia is the nail of the Passion — a dark, sacred incense layered with earthy peat and solemn memory.

Top
Patchouli
Incense
Cashmere Wood
Guaiac Wood
Sandalwood

Heart
Orange blossom
Scots pine
Cloves
Lentisk
Amyris

Base
Elemi
Sweet Orange
Black Currant
Nutmeg
Smoke Notes
Tobacco Leaves

Ingredients: Alcohol Denat, Parfum, Aqua, Limonene, Linalool, Amyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Isoeugenol, Eugenol