Laminated Holy Card (5.50" X 3.75") of the Holy Face of Jesus Plus a 1" Silver Oxidized Medal of the Holy Face of Jesus. Also the Golden Arrow and Promises Six Page Tri-fold Leaflet. The leaflet contains story of the vision to Blessed Pierina and information on the devotion to the Holy Face. In addition you will receive a laminated 3rd class relic holy card that was touched to the relic of the Shroud of Turin. The relic card is not pictured here, but you will receive it. If you would like to see a photo of the relic card before purchasing, please contact me and I will be happy to upload a photo for you to view. Condition is "New". Shipped with USPS First Class.

This exceptionally detailed die-cast medal, with the Ecce Homo (behold the Man) Face of Jesus on the front, and a cross and flower on the back, is made in the region of Italy that produces the finest quality medals in the world. The silver oxidized finish is has been perfected for hundreds of years by the local Italian craftsmen, and remains unmatched in quality, beauty, and longevity -a genuine silver plating with a 3-dimensional depth, and long-lasting brilliance. Measures 1 inch in height - attached jump ring is included.

The Holy Face of Jesus is a title for specific images which some Catholics believe to be miraculously-formed representations of the face of Jesus Christ. The image obtained from the Shroud of Turin is associated with a specific medal worn by some Roman Catholics and is also one of the Catholic devotions to Christ.

Various acheiropoieta (literally "not-handmade") items relating to Christ have been reported throughout the centuries, and devotions to the face of Jesus have been practiced. Devotions to the Holy Face were approved by Pope Leo XIII in 1895 and Pope Pius XII in 1958.

In the Roman Catholic tradition, the Holy Face of Jesus is used in conjunction with Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ with specific institutions whose focus is such reparations, e.g. the Pontifical Congregation of the Benedictine Sisters of the Reparation of the Holy Face. In his address to this Congregation, Pope John Paul II referred to such Acts of Reparation as the "unceasing effort to stand beside the endless crosses on which the Son of God continues to be crucified".

Belief in the existence of authentic images of Christ is connected with the old legend of Abgar of Edessa regarding the "Mandylion", and the apocryphal writings known as the "Mors Pilati", Acts of Pilate, regarding the "veil of Veronica". The oldest and best known of these images was called the vera icon (true image), which in ordinary language became known as "veronica".

According to tradition Veronica encountered Jesus along the Via Dolorosa on the way to Calvary. When she paused to wipe the blood and sweat off his face with her veil, his image was imprinted on the cloth. The story is not recorded in its present form until the Middle Ages. The event is commemorated by the Sixth Station of the Cross.