Antique Our Lady Of Guadalupe Catholic Blessed Sacrament Bronze Pilgrimage Medal
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:31547439 | Handmade: No |
| Material: Bronze | Modified Item: No |
| Religion: Christianity | Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico |
All our listed items are original Christian devotionals.Some may have been cleaned or polished before their arrival, by their lastcaretaker. Their use is for personal devotion. This is a pilgrimage medal from the Basilica of Our ladyof Guadalupe in Mexico. Its size is 1.75 inches. It is one of a handful ofpilgrimage site medals from a vast estate collection. It is made of bronze and the medal weighs 14 grams.The story of the 1531 Guadalupe apparition of the VirginMother Mary is on...e of the most fascinating in all of Catholic lore. Accordingto accounts, a poor Indian by the name of Juan Diego came across a vision ofwhat he described as a 'lady from heaven' while on a mountainside in NorthwestMexico City. According to Diego, this woman instructed him to create a templeat the site of this vision. In addition, she somehow imprinted her likenessinto his cactus-cloth. Although such cloth normally deteriorates rapidly over time, Diego's cloth survives to this day, more than 470 years after the apparition, in defiance of scientific rationale. Today, the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe is one of themost important Catholic churches in the Western hemisphere. All told, more than10 million people visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe every year. PopeJohn Paul II, for his part, made pilgrimages to this Mexican sanctuary fourtimes during his tenure as the leader of the Catholic Church. As with theso-called Miraculous Medal, which stirred religious feeling in 19th centuryFrance, the Our Lady of Guadalupe medal has helped to focus Catholic passionsin America.Thanks for your kind support of our work!
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