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The ecstasy of Saint Anthony of Padua. The inspirationfor the medal design is attributed to Francesco Capella (Italian, 1711–1784).
This medal is 2 inches long and it weighs 33 grams. Thisis a superb 18th century Papal States mint Catholic medal on consignment forsale from one of the convents we work with. This medal is from the vastestate collection of Catholic Bishop George Guertin. He was a collector of rareoriginal Vatican mint medals, from the 18th century; this medal was from hiscollection and was acquired in 1932 by the last caretaker. All the Bishopsmedals came directly from Vatican clergy friends; some were never issued to thepublic or show little signs of wear as they came from Convents and monasteriesin Italy before the start of WWII.
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.
Anthony or Antony of Padua (15 August 1195 -- 13 June1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. Hewas born and raised by a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in Padua,Italy. Noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledgeof scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick, he wasone of the most quickly canonized saints in church history. He was proclaimed aDoctor of the Church by Pius XII on 16 January 1946. He is also the patronsaint of lost things.
Our Lady of the Pillar (Spanish: Nuestra Sanora delPilar) is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the context of thetraditional belief that Mary, while living in Jerusalem, supernaturallyappeared to the Apostle James the Greater in AD 40 while he was preaching inwhat is now Spain. Those who adhere to this belief consider this appearance tobe the only recorded instance of Mary exhibiting the mystical phenomenon ofbilocation. Among Catholics, it is also considered the first Marian apparition,and unique because it happened while Mary was still living on Earth.
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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