This is a 1900 (MCM) scarce antique copper medal celebrating the 22nd Pontificate Year of Pope Leo XIII.
It is signed by the engraver Francesco Bianchi (1842-1917).
In Western Christianity, the celebration of the Holy Year goes back to the 1300 started by Pope Boniface VIII and by which the ordinary Jubilee Year is celebrated every 25 or 50 years.
The Jubilee Year is a special year of remission of sins and universal pardon.
The reverse side of the medal shows the Holy Door with the image of Christ in the clouds.
It is marked VENITE AD ME OMNES HAEC EST PORTA DOMINI.
As I had a very hard time finding the exact translation.....my nearest translation is:
'Come to me (venite ad me) All (omnes) in this (haec est) Gate or Holy Door (Porta Domini).
Pope Leo XIII is known as the 'Rosary Pope'.
He was Head of the Catholic Church for 25 years from 1878 to 1903.
He issued 11 Rosary encyclicals promoting Marian devotion....thus his title as the Rosary Pope.
He also approved 2 Marian Scapulars.
He was the first Pope to embrace the concept of Mary as the Mediatrix.
In his 1891 encyclical 'Rerum novarum', Pope Leo XIII outlined the rights of workers to a fair wage, safe working conditions, and the formation of labor unions, while affirming the right of property and free enterprise.
Pope Leo XIII had the third longest reign in the Papacy.
With the advent of new technology, he became the first Pope to be documented in a sound recording.
In 1896, Pope Leo XIII was also the first Pope to be pictured on the motion film camera.
He blessed the camera while being filmed.
Today's young Christian followers would say: Cooool!
Size: 30mm
Thickness: approximately 2.5mm
Note: that this medal has not been cleaned.
All marks are commensurate to age and use.
I will give a 10 % discount for a purchase of 3 different listings on buttons and fashion accessories. This promo is cancelled when another promo is on. If you have a particular requirement as to style, colour, use, size and others, please do not hesitate to let me know. For a quick search on buttons, please type in the ‘search’ box ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS BEFORE THE WORD ‘button’ or ‘buttons’: coat, jacket, cardigan, blouse, dress, shirt, craft, collectible, haute couture, high fashion, metal, button in card, unisex, Mother of Pearl or MOP, corozo, tagua, vegetable ivory, assorted or replacement. For sizes of buttons: Up to 20mm-Small size; 21mm to 30mm-Medium size; 31m to 40mm-Big size; 41mm to 50mm-Huge size. Kindly ask if you want more or less of the listed buttons.
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All jewelry are cleaned and will be cleaned again for you before sending.
Note that the 10 cents coin featured in the listings is 23mm or 2.3 cm in size.
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