The 7/8" oval nickel silver medal has the craggy old face of this famous Middle Eastern saint, St Charbel, on the front, and Our Lady of Guadalupe on the back. Beautiful brand new medal was made in Italy and is securely attached to a 24" continuous (no clasp) stainless steel chain which slips easily on and off over your head. Fits over most heads, and is a good length for men or women. Comes gift boxed and with a St Charbel prayer card & Our Lady of Guadalupe prayer card, plus a gift bag and tissue paper for gift giving!
St Charbel (Joussef Makhlouf) was a holy man who lived a life of unsurpassed purity, obedience and humility in the 19th century and was devoted to the Blessed Sacrament. Born in 1828, he gained a reputation for holiness, was said to levitate during prayers, and many people came to him for counsel and blessings. St Charbel died of natural causes in 1898 and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1977. St Charbel lived in Lebanon and his tomb today is a place of pilgrimage by Christians and non-Christians alike. A message given to us by the Blessed Virgin Mary on July 13, 1985 in Australia mentions bringing St Charbel to the world to bring peace. It may be fitting that Our Lady mentions this little known saint since he lived and died in a war-torn Middle East country where so much blood-shed occurs every day.
The prayer cards which come with our rosaries, medals
and pictures are home-made, created using a "greeting card" program
on a computer and printed in full color on nice quality paper. Although they
are not like the usual smaller professionally printed prayer cards, most of our
customers prefer them since they are like a pamphlet with 4 "pages"
and several images, prayers, patronages and often other information about the
saint or Catholic devotion.