ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. ROSE OF VITERBO POOR CLARES ST. CLARE BRONZE MEDAL for Sale

ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. ROSE OF VITERBO POOR CLARES ST. CLARE BRONZE MEDAL For Sale

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. ROSE OF VITERBO POOR CLARES ST. CLARE BRONZE MEDAL:
$154.99

Please double click the picture as there are many otherpictures behind it that will appear. These are devotional medals from Conventswe work with as well as donor collector estates that have gifted their medalsto us to help the convents we work with. All our listed items are originalChristian devotionals. Some may have been cleaned or polished before theirarrival, by their last caretaker. Their use is for personal devotion.

This medal is 1.75 inches hanging length and it weighs 18grams of bronze. Clare of Assisi (16 July 1194 -- 11 August 1253) was anItalian saint who was one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. Inspiredby the teachings of St. Francis, she founded the Order of Poor Ladies, amonastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition. The Order ofPoor Ladies was different from any other order or convent because it followed arule of strict poverty. Clare wrote their Rule of Life, the first set ofmonastic guidelines known to have been written by a woman. Following her death,the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare,commonly referred to today as the Poor Clare's. Her feast day is on 11 August.

Rose of Viterbo (Italian: c. 1233 -- 6 March 1251) was ayoung woman born in Viterbo, then a contested commune of the Papal States. Shespent her brief life as a recluse and is known for her mystical gifts ofprophecy and having miraculous powers. She is honored as a saint by theCatholic 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. In addition, this book has chapters(outlined in the table of contents), describing each of the categories ofmedals, their possible place of pilgrimage (acquisition), and origin of themint where they were made. We recommend that anyone serious about collectingmedals from this period acquire a copy of this book.

Thanks for your kind support in our work!