Agnus dei Pope Benedict XIV /St Theodore Stratelates

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Agnus dei Pope Benedict XIV /St Theodore Stratelates

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Sold Date: 05/27/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Fraternal, Political, Organizations

This is a Agnus Dei (266 years old) with on the front the lamb of God and at the back St Theodore Stratelates .Dated 1741 (Pope Benedict XIV)Measures 2.2x1.8 inch. Shipping and handling US$ 11.00 by registered priority mail .All my items are securely packet, to avoid all possible damage. I prefure payment by Paypal or cash by registered mail. Please see my other auctions for more antique items. Agnus Dei Although its origin is shrouded in the mist of antiquity, the sacramental Agnus Dei is first mentioned in historical Church accounts as early as the sixth century, and referred to frequently by the early to middle ninth century. Thus, for over ten centuries the Agnus Dei has been a popular and treasured sacramental to Catholics, especially to those living in Europe w it was most easily obtained. Yet, regrettably, few Catholics living today have ever even heard of the Agnus Dei. the name "Agnus Dei" was given to special discs of wax impressed with the figure of a lamb, the "Lamb of God" which were blessed by the reigning Pope in a ceremony so solemn that the Pope was said to consecrate the sacramentals. Popes traditionally consecrated Agnus Deis only during the first year of their pontificate and again every seven years. In earlier times, on Holy Saturday, the Pope, with the assistance of the Archdeacon of Rome, prepared the wax from the previous year's paschal candles, adding both chrism and balsam to the wax. The Agnus Deis were subsequently consecrated. Theodore Stratelates Also known as

Theodore the General; Theodore Tyro; Theodore the Recruit; Theodore Tiro

Memorial

7 February as Theodore Stratelates; 16 February as Theodore Tyro

Profile

Roman general ( stratelates ) and covert Christian during a time of persecution. Exposed as a Christian, a military tribunal decided he was a good soldier who had made a mistake, told him to reconsider, and set him free; he promptly burned down a pagan temple. Arrested again, he was ordered to apostatize , then tortured by having his flesh torn off; he responded by reciting the Psalms. Martyr .
Saint Theodore Tyro is almost certainly the same person as Theodore Statelates. The Tyro story describes the soldier as a recruit, the feast day is 9 November , and the region is slightly different, but the story is the same.

Died

martyred 319 at Heraclea, Thrace

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Patronage

Brindisi, Italy ; soldiers

Pope Benedict XIV ( 1740 -1758 ) Born Bologna, Italy , 1675 as Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini; died Rome, Italy . After filling many important offices he became a cardinal , and later archbishop of Bologna. As pope he adopted a liberal policy in dealing with foreign powers, abolished usury, encouraged commerce, improved agricultural methods, reformed the nobility, and decreased taxation. He influenced spiritual matters by his Bulls and Encyclicals, regulated mixed marriages, settled the controversies regarding the Malabar and Chinese rites, and revised the Roman Martyrology. As a scholar he founded academies of history, law, liturgy, and established chairs of mathematics and science. He wrote a useful work on canon law . Macaulay calls him "The best and wisest of men."