1954 Vatican Icon Coronation Commemorative Medal for Our Lady of the Snows Icon
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Here onconsignment for auction from one of the convents we work with, is one of several rare medals, from a recently discovered draw full of nun’s antique and Vintage medals that were in storage. In the pictures above, is the chest of draws where the medals were discovered at the convent. Salus Populi Romani (English: Protectress of the Roman People), also, Our Lady of the Snows is one of the names given in the 19th century Byzantine icon of the Madonna and Child, reputed to date to the Early Christian era, in the Borghese or Pauline Chapel of the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome. It has historically been the most important Marian icon in Rome, and although devotion to it declined somewhat relative to other images, such as Our Mother of Perpetual Help, over the centuries, it regained some status by being crowned by Pope Pius XII in 1954, the issue date of this commemorative medal of that occasion. This Medal is 1” long and is made of bronze; it is a RARE original & NOT a re-strike. Information about the dating of this medal may be found on page 2, and 3 of the book AN INTRODUCTION TO RELIGIOUSE MEDALS, by Bob Forrest , and published by NUMISMATICA INTERNATIONAL in 2004. The book has chapters (outlined in the table of contents) for dating all types of Catholic medals, descriptions of each category of medals, their original
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