ANTIQUE O. L. OF SORROWS ST. MICHAEL ARCHANGEL SLAYING DEVIL SATAN BRONZE MEDAL For Sale

All our listed items are original Christian devotionals.Some may have been cleaned or polished before their arrival, by their lastcaretaker. Their use is for personal devotion.

This medal is one of several from the estate collectionof Mexico Bishop Pascual Diaz. The Most Reverend Pascual Díaz y Barreto, SJ(June 22, 1876 -- May 19, 1936) was a Mexican prelate of the Roman CatholicChurch, who served as Archbishop of Mexico City from June 22, 1929, until hisdeath in 1936.

It is 2 inches long and weighs 31 grams of bronze. Itdates from the 18th century and was minted in Rome.

This medals dating can be confirmed on pages 2 & 3 ofthe book AN INTRODUCTION TO RELIGIOUS MEDALS, by Bob Forrest, and published byNUMISMATICA INTERNATIONAL in 2004. In addition, this book has chapters(outlined in the table of contents), describing each of the categories ofmedals, their possible place of pilgrimage (acquisition), and origin of themint where they were made. We recommend that anyone serious about collectingmedals from this period acquire a copy of this book.

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