Icons or painted images of christ and the saints are especially popular among eastern christians as an aid to christian piety.
Saint benedict medallion.
Benedict medal there is indeed no medal that possesses such wonderful power and none so highly esteemed by the holy church as the medal of st.
The medal of saint benedict medals crosses rosaries statues paintings and other religious articles have long been used as a means of fostering and expressing our religious devotion to god and the saints.
Benedict may expect the powerful protection of this.
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The medal just described and pictured above is the jubilee medal which was struck first in 1880 to commemorate the fourteenth centenary of st.
On the scroll.
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Whosoever wears this medal with devotion trusting to the life giving power of the holy cross and the merits of the holy father st.
A manuscript written in 1415 was eventually found that had a picture of saint benedict holding a scroll in one hand and a staff which ended in a cross in the other.
The medal as we commonly know it today the jubilee medal was first made in 1880 to commemorate the fourteenth centenary anniversary of st.
Benedict the medal is cast in italy.
Benedict medal may be blessed by any bishop abbot priest or deacon not necessarily a benedictine instr 26 sept.
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Benedict originally designed and commissioned in 1880 by the monks of monte cassino abbey to mark the 1400th anniversary of the birth of st.
Benedict s birth by the archabbey of monte cassino the most important monastery established by the saint in the 6th century.
Benedict medals 1880 jubilee medal of st.
The jubilee medal is a highly regarded sacramental of the church.
The archabbey of monte cassino has the exclusive right to strike this medal.
Benedict medal is based on this tradition.
