St. Rose of Lima/St. Gertrude 14K Gold Medal

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This 14K Gold Medal depicts St. Rose of Lima holding a cross on one side, and St. Gertrude on the other side.

Chain not included.

The Shipwreck of El Buen Consejo
In 1772, El Buen Consejo-[Our Lady of] The Good Counsel-sailed from Spain, bringing 52 Franciscan missionaries and thousands of bronze religious medallions to the New World.  The ship, however, wrecked in the Caribbean, off the coast of Anguilla, leaving the precious cargo on the sea floor, undisturbed for 225 years.  In 1986, the treasure was discovered.  These medallions are first generation replicas of the originals, offered for sale to help preserve and develop the site, in cooperation with Anguilla Maritime Research Ltd., and the government of Anguilla.

St. Gertrude The Great

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 11/16 Tridentine Calendar - 11/15 Patron Of: Nuns, West Indies Profile     We don't know who her parents were or what became of them. She was raised in the Cistercian abbey of Helfta, Eisleben, Saxony from age five. An extremely bright student, and gentle person. At age 26, when she had become too enamored of philosophy, she received a vision of Christ who reproached her; from then on she studied the Bible and the works of the Church Fathers. Received many visions and mystical instruction, which formed the basis of her writings. Helped spread devotion to the Sacred Heart. Her writings have been greatly praised by Saint Teresa and Saint Francis de Sales, and continue in print today. Born     6 January 1256 at Eisleben, Germany Died     on a Wednesday of Easter season in 1302 of natural causes; relics in the old monastery of Helfta Canonized     never formerly canonized; received equipollent canonization and a universal feast day declared in 1677 by Pope Clement XII All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

St. Rose of Lima
	Patron Of: Latin America, Philippines, South America, Vanity, Americas, Florists, Gardeners, Needle Workers, Peru, Embroiderers All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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