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.Vtg Antique Holy Prayer Card Lovely Jesus Devine Sower of Seeds Gilt Gold LithoVery pretty holy prayer card. It is a miniature work of art.Please examine all of our high resolution, supersize photos for exact condition and detail.Please consider how wonderful this would look in a frame, or giving it as a thoughtful gift.
Measures: Approx. 4 " tall.Invery good condition. The card has slight corner paint loss all four corners. Please see photos for exact condition details.
What are Holy cards?
In the Christian tradition, holy cards or prayer cards are small, devotional pictures for the use of the faithful. They usually depict a religious scene or a saint in an image about the size of a playing card. They range in age and are highly collectible.The first holy cards were sold to pilgrims as a souvenir of having visited a shrine. The oldest such holy card is a picture of St. Christopher dating from about 1425. These were not really cards, but rather pictures printed on inexpensive paper. Since they were easily torn or destroyed, very few medieval holy cards have survived.The golden age of holy cards came in the 19th century, when printers in Austria, Belgium, Germany and France began to mass produce holy cards of very high quality.
