O.L. of Perpetual Help Redemptorists St. Alphonsus Liguori Signed Kessing Medal For Sale

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.

Here on consignment for from one of the convents, we workwith is this SUPERB thick bronze 19th century medal worn on a nun's rosary belt-clipas part of the habit. I small catch of these medals were discovered in aSpanish convent in South America by the nun in the photos, and their sale willhelp their community. We were lucky to receive a few and have been trying toget more with no success.

Our Mother of Perpetual Succour (Latin: Nostra Mater dePerpetuo Succursu), colloquially known as Our Lady of Perpetual Help), is aCatholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a 15th-centuryByzantine icon and a purported Marian apparition. The image was enshrined inthe Church of San Matteo in Via Merulana from 1499 to 1798 and is todaypermanently enshrined in the Church of Saint Alphonsus of Liguori in Rome,where the novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help is prayed weekly.

This antique, original Heinrich Kissing Our Lady ofPerpetual Help (also known as Perpetual Succor) medal is a highly collectiblepiece.

It is 1.75 inches in diameter, weighs 26 grams of bronze and it dates from 1850-1875.

Heinrich Kissing and his son Franz specialized in theproduction of corpuses and religious symbols of faith, also known at the timeas ‘devotional objects’. The entire product range was presented for the firsttime at the Paris World Exhibition in 1878, laying the foundations forprosperous development of his company.

Obverse(Front)Central Iconography: The traditional Byzantine-style icon of Our Lady ofPerpetual Help (Our Mother of Perpetual Succor). Virgin Mary holding the Child Jesus.Archangel Michael (left) and Archangel Gabriel (right) holding the instrumentsof the Passion (the Cross, spear, and sponge). Traditional Greek abbreviationsaround the figures: MP ΘΥ (Mother of God), IC XC (Jesus Christ), O AP M(Archangel Michael), and O AP Γ (Archangel Gabriel).Outer Legend(Spanish):COFRADIA DE NTRA SRA DEL PERPETUO SOCORRO Y DE S. ALFONSO M. DE LIG.AGREGADA Á LA ARCHICOFRADIA DE ROMA. Translation: Confraternity of Our Lady ofPerpetual Help and St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, aggregated (affiliated) tothe Archconfraternity of Rome.

Reverse (Back)Central Iconography: Bust of SaintAlphonsus Liguori (1696–1787), founder of the Redemptorists (Congregation ofthe Most Holy Redeemer), depicted in bishop's vestments holding a crucifix anda rosary, framed by an ornate gothic arcaded border. Outer Legend(Spanish):PROTECTOR MIO, S. ALFONSO, HACED QUE EN TODA NECESIDAD RECURRA Á MARIA.Translation: My protector, St. Alphonsus, make me turn to Mary in every need.Historical & Devotional Context In 1866, Pope Pius IX entrusted theoriginal 15th-century icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help to the Redemptoristsat the Church of St. Alphonsus in Rome, instructing them to "make herknown throughout the world." Subsequently, the Archconfraternity of OurLady of Perpetual Help and St. Alphonsus was canonically established in Rome.Local confraternities established in parishes across Spain and Latin Americawere formally "aggregated" (affiliated) to the centralArchconfraternity in Rome to share in its spiritual graces and indulgences.Medals like this were worn by members of the confraternity during liturgicalprocessions, meetings, and feast day celebrations.

This medals dating can be confirmed on pages 2 & 3 ofthe book AN INTRODUCTION TO RELIGIOUS MEDALS, by Bob Forrest, and published by NUMISMATICAINTERNATIONAL in 2004.In addition this book has chapters (outlined in the tableof contents), describing each of the categories of medals, their possible placeof pilgrimage (acquisition), and origin of the mint where they were made. Werecommend that anyone serious about collecting medals from this period acquiresa copy of this book.

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