-40%
ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. BARBARA & CATHOLIC IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRONZE MEDAL
ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. BARBARA & CATHOLIC IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRONZE MEDAL
ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. BARBARA & CATHOLIC IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRONZE MEDAL
ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. BARBARA & CATHOLIC IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRONZE MEDAL
ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. BARBARA & CATHOLIC IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRONZE MEDAL
ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. BARBARA & CATHOLIC IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRONZE MEDAL
ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. BARBARA & CATHOLIC IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRONZE MEDAL
ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. BARBARA & CATHOLIC IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRONZE MEDAL
ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. BARBARA & CATHOLIC IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRONZE MEDAL
ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. BARBARA & CATHOLIC IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRONZE MEDAL
ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. BARBARA & CATHOLIC IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRONZE MEDAL

ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY ST. BARBARA & CATHOLIC IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRONZE MEDAL

$ 118.79

Availability: 67 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Holy See (Vatican City State)
  • Condition: 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. Kindly look at all of the pictures. The pictures take precedence over the written description when in conflict with it
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Modified Item: No
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Handmade: Yes
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Religion: Christianity

    Description

    Please note, the pictures are NOT for sale, only the medal is offered for sale. All our listed items are original Christian devotionals. Some may have been cleaned or polished before their arrival, by their last caretaker.
    Please note that medal prices vary, based on condition, age, and appearance.
    This medal is 2 inches long and weighs 25 grams of bronze. It is an original medal from my late mother's vast estate collection of Catholic Medals (Bertha; the founder of Church-Woman Antiques).
    The Spanish word "Santabarbara", the corresponding Italian word Santa Barbara, and the obsolete French Sainte-Barbe signify the powder magazine of a ship or fortress. It was customary to have a statue of Saint Barbara at the magazine to protect the ship or fortress from suddenly exploding. Even today Saint Barbara is the patron saint of artillerymen, military engineers, gunsmiths, miners, and anyone else who works with cannon and explosives. Saint Barbara's intersession is invoked against thunder and lightning, accidents arising from explosions of gunpowder, and she is venerated by Catholics who face the danger of sudden and violent death in work.
    Provenance: Her notes tell us that these are from a lot that were found stored inside a French Church destroyed during WWI; we have attached a photograph of the Monastery Church after it was bombed.
    This medals dating can be confirmed on pages 2 and 3 “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!