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A devotional medal is a medal issued for religious devotion. ... Medieval Medals ... Catholic Saints Medals and Their Meanings
Official medals, from which specialized military awards descended, were increasingly produced, but the real growth in military medals did not come until the 19th century. In the East, a wide variety of medals and decorations have been given by the Ottoman Empire since the 18th century. [15] Devotional medals became very popular in Catholic ...
The Saint Benedict Medal is a Christian sacramental medal containing symbols and text related to the life of Saint Benedict of Nursia, used by Roman Catholics, Old Catholics, Lutherans, Western Orthodox, Anglicans and Methodists, in the Benedictine Christian tradition, especially votarists and oblates.
Pages in category "Devotional medals" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
On one side, the medal has an image of Saint Benedict, holding the Holy Rule in his left hand and a cross in his right. There is a raven on one side of him, with a cup on the other side of him. Around the medal's outer margin are the words "Eius in obitu nostro praesentia muniamur" ("May we be strengthened by his presence in the hour of our ...
Order of the Lion 1080; Order of Saint Lazarus 1099; Order of the Temple, also known as the Templars, set up in Jerusalem by 7 French knights in 1118.The Order had its headquarters in Paris but was so spread across Europe it cannot be accounted a solely French order
An order is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients.
The medieval French term puy designated a confraternity dedicated to artistic performance in music, song and poetry; the German meistersingers were similar, though typically imitating trade guilds in form. Starting in the fourteenth century, northern France saw the rise of confraternities and other lay communities of men and women, organized ...