RARE ANTIQUE JOHN OF THE CROSS 1675 BEATIFICATION & TERESA OF AVILA ROSARY MEDAL For Sale

METAL DETECTOR FIND ANTIQUE JOHN OF THE CROSS TERESA OFAVILA BEATIFICATION Medal.

Please note that the same medal prices vary, based oncondition and appearance. All our listed items are original Christiandevotionals. Some may have been cleaned or polished before their arrival, bytheir last caretaker. Their use is for personal devotion. Sent into us thisweek, from one of the Carmelite convnets we work with is this beautiful SpanishColonial rosary medal that is 1 inch long and has a weight of 4 grams. Thismedal dates from the 18th Century.

Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus,baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada (28 March 1515 -- 4 October1582), 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 of the Cross, O.C.D. (Spanish: San Juan de laCruz; 24 June 1542 -- 14 December 1591), was a major figure of theCounter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, a Roman Catholic saint, a Carmelitefriar, and a priest who was born at Fontiveros, Old Castile. John of the Crosswas a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered, along with SaintTeresa of Ávila, as a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. He is also known forhis writings. Both his poetry and his studies on the growth of the soul are consideredthe summit of mystical Spanish literature and one of the peaks of all Spanishliterature. He was canonized as a saint in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII. He isone of the thirty-six Doctors 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.

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