Help Identifying a Relic

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One of my friends gave me a relic (which he received as a gift from a priest). My friend told me that that relic is of St. Therese of Lisieux. Though, after looking the relic closer, I’m wondering if it’s not St. Therese of Lisieux after all. I know that it may sound like the easiest thing to do would be to ask my friend or the priest he recieved it from or look at the letter of authenticity. But, my friend gave this relic to me years ago, and I have since lost contact with him. I don’t know the name of the priest who gave it to him, either.

I’m wondering if the relic is of St. Theresa of Avila, because it looks like the relic says “S. Teresiae a j” Which I assume means “St. Theresa of Jesus”. But, while doing a google search for relics of St. Theresa of Avila, all the ones I’ve seen also include “Eccl. doctors.” Also, while doing a google search for “St. Therese of Lisuiex relics”, it showed the same inscription as I have on my relic. Here’s a picture of the relic:

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If someone could help me know definitively one way or another what my relic is, I would really appreciate it. I told my students today that I would bring in my relic of St. Therese of Liseieux tomorrow for her feast day (I was certain it was her relic before doing a bit more digging- now I’m not sure), but I would like to be sure it’s really her relic before showing it to my students. Thanks for any guidance you may have.
 
It is St. Therese of Lisieux because the initial “J. Inf” would stand for “Jesu Infante” in English would mean “of the Infant Jesus”. St. Therese is called St. Therese of the Infant Jesus because that was part of her name in the order.
 
Oh, thanks so much! That makes perfect sense. I didn’t even think to find out what that last “Inf” stood for. I’m relieved to know that- now I can be confident that this relic really is of St. Therese and now can show my students tomorrow.
 
Well, after showing the relic to everyone today, I have another question. I assumed this was a first-class relic just because I’ve only seen first-class relics in this kind of reliquary. But, several of my students today pointed out that the “bone” looks like a cube of “fuzz”. It’s hard to tell through the glass- it’s about as clear as the picture is from the OP- but since I don’t have much experience with how a first class relic should look, can someone help me figure out if it is indeed a first-class relic?
 
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