size approx. 6.5 x 5 inches. reliquary has a piece of fabric consecrated on the Saint's relics.
 
According to tradition, he was granted a supernatural vision of the Holy Trinity during his lifetime. There is evidence that the saint's relics are warm and maintain the same temperature as a living person. People pray to Saint Alexander of Svir for healing from physical weakness, insomnia, loss of appetite, and limb loss, as well as for the desire to have children, for those who wish to become monks, and for strengthening their faith.