Description
This is a St Benedict Medal and Folder with Prayers. The medal is made of metal and is 4.5x6 cm. The folder has a plastic cover and has a prayer on the inside. The medal is dedicated to Saint Benedict of Nursia, who is known for founding the Benedictine order. Saint Benedict is also honored in Roman Catholicism, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodoxy, Lutheran Church, and in the General Roman Calendar of 1962. The saint is also patron of Europe, agricultural workers, cavers, engineers, copper smiths, farmers, fever, gall stones, heerdt (Germany), heraldry and officers of arms, the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, inflammatory diseases, Italian architects, monks, nettle rash, norcia (Italy), people in religious orders, schoolchildren, servants who have broken their master's belongings, spelunkers, and temptations.
St Benedict Medal and Folder with Prayers
Beautiful little medal with folder.
Perfect for the handbag, purse, wallet or pocket
An excellent little gift.
4.5 x 6 cm - folder with plastic cover
medal 2.5 x 1.5cm
Prayer on the inside of folder:
The prayer of Saint Benedict
Gracious and Holy Father
give us the wisdom to discover You, the intelligence to understand You.
The diligence to wait for You, eyes to behold You, a heart to meditate upon YOu,
and a life to proclaim You, through the power of the Spirit of Jesus our Lord, Amen.
Saint Benedict of Nursia
Saint Benedict
Detail from a fresco by
Fra Angelico
Abbot
Patron of Europe
Born
c. 480
Norcia
(
Umbria
,
Italy
)
Died
21 March 543
Monte Cassino
Honored in
Roman Catholicism
Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodoxy
Lutheran Church
Canonized
1220,
Rome
by
Pope Honorius III
Major
shrine
Monte Cassino
Abbey, with his burial
Saint-Beno*t-sur-Loire
, near
Orl*ans
, France
Sacro Speco, at
Subiaco, Italy
Feast
July 11 (
Roman Catholic calendar of saints
), (
Anglican Communion
)
March 14 (
Byzantine Rite
)
March 21 (on local calendars and in the
General Roman Calendar of 1962
)
Attributes
-Bell
-Broken tray
-Broken cup and serpent representing poison
-Broken utensil
-Bush
-Crosier
-Man in a Benedictine cowl holding Benedict's rule or a rod of discipline
-Raven
Patronage
-Against
poison
-Against witchcraft
-Agricultural workers
-Cavers
-Civil engineers
-
Coppersmiths
-Dying people
-Erysipelas
-
Europe
-Farmers
-Fever
-Gall stones
-
Heerdt
(
Germany
)
-
Heraldry
and
Officers of arms
-the
Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
-Inflammatory diseases
-Italian architects
-Kidney disease
-Monks
-Nettle rash
-
Norcia
(
Italy
)
-People in religious orders
-
Schoolchildren
-Servants who have broken their master's belongings
-Speliologists
-Spelunkers
-Temptations