All our listed items are original Christian devotionals. Some may have been cleaned or polished before their arrival, by their last caretaker. Their use is for personal devotion. Please note, the medal is offered for sale, not the pictures. This medal is from the estate collection of Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez (December 19, 1895 – March 15, 1986) who was a Mexican Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mexico City from 1956 to 1977 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969. In the late 17th century, the Bishop of Mexico authorized a Catholic devotional medal of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A limited number of those medals were minted in Rome and used as gifts for wealthy Catholic patrons. This one of those medals. This medal is 2 inches long and weighs 33 grams of bronze. It is dated 1682 as you can see at the feet of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the posted pictures. This medals dating can be confirmed on pages 2 & 3 of the book AN INTRODUCTION TO RELIGIOUS MEDALS, by Bob Forrest, and published by NUMISMATICA INTERNATIONAL in 2004. In addition this book has chapters (outlined in the table of contents), describing each of the categories of medals, their possible place of pilgrimage (acquisition), and origin of the mint where they were made. We recommend that anyone serious about collecting medals from this period, acquire a copy of this book. Thanks for your kind support of our work! This item is in the category “Collectibles\Religion & Spirituality\Christianity\Relics”. The seller is “catolica” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Handmade: No
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Holy See (Vatican City State)
- Religion: Christianity