ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS & TERESA OF AVILA BRONZE ROSARY MEDAL
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:31550721 | Material: Bronze |
| Modified Item: No | Provenance: Carmelite Convent |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: Holy See (Vatican City State) | Handmade: No |
| Religion: Christianity |
Please note that same medal prices vary, based oncondition and appearance. Recently discovered at one of the Carmelite convnetswe work with is a small pristine lot of bronze 18th century rosary medals, withoriginal patina, and a weight of 9 gram each. This medal is 1.25 inches long(including the bale), and the one in the pictures is the one you will receive. Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada (28 March 1515 – 4 O...ctober1582), was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite nun, author during the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative lifethrough mental prayer. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is afounder of the Discalced Carmelites along with John of the Cross. Saint John ofthe Cross, O.C.D. (Spanish: San Juan de la Cruz; 24 June 1542 – 14 December1591), was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, a RomanCatholic saint, a Carmelite friar and a priest who was born at Fontiveros, Old Castile.John of the Cross was a reformer of the Carmelite Orderand is considered, along with Saint Teresa of Ávila, as a founder of theDiscalced Carmelites. He is also known for his writings. Both his poetry andhis studies on the growth of the soul are considered the summit of mysticalSpanish literature and one of the peaks of all Spanish literature. He wascanonized as a saint in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII. He is one of the thirty-sixDoctors of the Church. This medals dating can be confirmed on pages 2 & 3 ofthe book AN INTRODUCTION TO RELIGIOUS MEDALS, by Bob Forrest, and published byNUMISMATICA INTERNATIONAL in 2004. Thanks for your kind support of our work!
