RARE ANTIQUE JOHN OF THE CROSS 1675 BEATIFICATION & ST ROSE OF LIMA ROSARY MEDAL

Description

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 that the same medal prices vary, based on condition and appearance.
This medal is 1 inch long, and the one in the pictures is the one you will receive. This is a superb 17th century Papal States Mint Catholic Medal, with its original patina. It is part of a small catch of similar medals recently discovered at one of the Carmelite Convents we work with. The medal was packaged inside several manuscripts dated 1675; only the medal is on auction, the manuscripts have already been sold.
Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada (28 March 1515 - 4 October 1582), was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite nun, author during the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is a founder of the Discalced Carmelites along with John of the Cross. Saint John of the Cross, O.C.D. (Spanish: San Juan de la Cruz; 24 June 1542 - 14 December 1591), was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, a Roman Catholic saint, a Carmelite friar, and a priest who was born at Fontiveros, Old Castile.
John of the Cross was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered, along with Saint Teresa of Ávila, as a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. He is also known for his writings. Both his poetry and his studies on the growth of the soul are considered the summit of mystical Spanish literature and one of the peaks of all Spanish literature. He was canonized as a saint in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII. He is one of the thirty-six Doctors of the Church.
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.
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