Laminated Holy Card (4.75" X 3.50") of Saint Rose of Lima PLus a Silver Oxidized Miraculous Medal 1". Condition is New. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.
 
This exceptionally detailed die-cast medal, with Saint Rose of Lima on the front and Pray for Us 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 throughout the world -a genuine silver plating with a 3-dimensional depth, and long-lasting brilliance. Measures approximately 1 inch in height - attached jump ring is included.

Rose of Lima was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, who became known for both her life of severe asceticism and her care of the needy of the city through her own private efforts. A lay member of the Dominican Order, she was declared a saint by the Catholic Church, being the first person born in the Americas to be canonized as such.

As a saint,Rose of Lima has been designated as a co-patroness of the Philippines alongwith Saint Pudentiana; both saints were moved to second-class patronage in September 1942 by Pope Pius XII, but Rose remains the primary patroness of Peruand of the local people of Latin America. Her image is featured on the highest denomination banknote of Peru.

Saint Rose is the patroness of the Americas, of indigenous people of the Americas,especially of Lima, Peru, of Sittard in the Netherlands, of India, and of the Philippines.