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grams, and was cast in Rome. Its auction will benefit two Carmelite Convents
who feed poor kids in South America. Its provenance is my mother's estate
collection. The information posted and photographs are from her own inventory
notes, and we have no other information available other than her description.
The medal in this listing is the medal that will arrive. Each medal in her
collection varies in age, condition, and patina.
HISTORICAL REFERENCE:
Saint Michael: is an archangel in Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam. In Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran
traditions, he is called "Saint Michael the Archangel" and
"Saint Michael". In the Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox
traditions, he is called "Taxiarch Archangel Michael" or simply
"Archangel Michael". Michael is mentioned three times in the Book of
Daniel. The idea that Michael was the advocate of the Jews became so prevalent
that, despite the rabbinical prohibition against appealing to angels as
intermediaries between God and his people, Michael came to occupy a certain
place in the Jewish liturgy. In the New Testament Michael leads God's
armies against Satan's forces in the Book of Revelation, where during the
war in heaven he defeats Satan. In the Epistle of Jude Michael is specifically
referred to as "the archangel Michael". Christian sanctuaries to
Michael appeared in the 4th century, when he was first seen as a healing angel,
and then over time as a protector and the leader of the army of God against the
forces of evil. By the 6th century, devotions to Archangel Michael were
widespread both in the Eastern and Western Churches. Over time, teachings on
Michael began to vary among Christian denominations.
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.
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