Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5317689
Area
Tokens / Medals
Title
Virgo carmeli O.B.C.
Publisher
Value
Country
Year
Collection / set
Material
Weight
Variety / overstrike
Obverse
H. Hart van Jezus
Reverse
O.L. Vrouw van de berg Karmel met bij haar de knielende Heilige Simon Stock
Privy mark
Mint mark
Designer
Engraver
Dimensions / Diameter
22 mm
Number
Details

periods wss 1930 and 1959 Silver or metal, I'm not sure yet. Scapular Medal. This is the general term for devotion medals worn on the undergarments by laypeople as a means of protection The Holy Carmelite Simon Stock received an apparition of the Virgin Mary in Cambridge on the night of 15 to 16 July 1251. She gave him a scapular. Mary promised a special blessing to all who would wear her scapular over the centuries. The Church has solemnly and repeatedly approved this Mary devotion, which originated in England, so that the Popes conferred numerous spiritual privileges on all who wear the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. periods wss 1930 and 1959

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