Description: Laminated Holy Card of Our Lady of Good Counsel Plus a 1" Silver Oxidized Medal of Our Lady of Good Counsel. Condition is New. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.This exceptionally detailed die-cast medal, with Our Lady of Good Counsel on the front and Pray for Us on the back, is made in the region of Italy that produces the finest quality medals in the world. The silver oxidized finish is has been perfected for hundreds of years by the local Italian craftsmen, and remains unmatched in quality, beauty, and longevity throughout the world -a genuine silver plating with a 3-dimensional depth, and long-lasting brilliance. Measures approximately 1 inch in height - attached jump ring is included. Our Lady of Good Counsel (Mater Boni Consilii) is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary,after a painting said to be miraculous, now found in the thirteenth century Augustinian church at Genazzano, near Rome, Italy. Measuring 40 by 45 centimeters the image is a fresco executed on a thin layer of plaster no thicker than an egg shell. Over the centuries, devotions to Our Lady of the Good Counsel grew among saints and Popes, to the extent that a reference to it was added to the Litany of Loreto and the devotion spread throughout the world.Her feast day is April 26. In the 5th century, during the reign of Pope Sixtus III, the town of Genazzano, about 30 miles south of Rome, had contributed a large portion of its revenue for the Roman basilica now known as Santa Maria Maggiore. In appreciation, a church,called Santa Maria, was built in Genazzano and was later entrusted to the Augustinian Order in 1356. The Genazzano church became a popular place of pilgrimage. Numerous cures were said took place there. The Augustinian friars were invited to minister to the spiritual needs of the pilgrims. They continue to serve there to this day.
Price: 5.5 USD
Location: South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-11-01T12:16:12.000Z
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