LAST ANTIQUE 7 ARCHANGELS & CATHOLIC HOLY TRINITY FATHER SON HOLY SPIRIT MEDAL
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:18171989 | Handmade: No |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: Holy See (Vatican City State) | Modified Item: No |
| Material: Bronze |
All our listed items areoriginal Christian devotionals. Some may have been cleaned or polished beforetheir arrival, by their last caretaker. Their use is for personal devotion. Please note that same cross/medal prices vary, based oncondition, age and appearance.This medal is 2 inches long, weighs 26 grams, and wascast in Rome, as indicated by the hallmark. Its auction will benefit twoCarmelite Convents who feed poor kids in South America.Its provenance is my mother's estate colle...ction. Theinformation posted and photographs are from her own inventory notes, and wehave no other information available other than her description.The medal in this listing is the medal that will arrive.Each medal in her collection varies in age, condition, and patina.HISTORICAL REFERENCECatholic Holy Trinity:According to this central mystery of most Christianfaiths, there is only one God in three persons: while distinct from one anotherin their relations of origin (as the Fourth Council of the Lateran declared, "it is the Father who generates, the Son who is begotten, and the HolySpirit who proceeds"); and in their relations with one another, they arestated to be one in all else, co-equal, co-eternal and consubstantial, and eachis God, whole and entire. Accordingly, the whole work of creation and grace inChristianity is seen as a single operation common to all three divine persons, in which each shows forth what is proper to him in the Trinity, so that allthings are " from the Father", "through the Son" and "inthe Holy Spirit".Seven Archangels:The earliest reference to a system of seven archangels asa group appears to be in Enoch I (the Book of Enoch) which is not part of theJewish Canon but is prevalent in the Judaic tradition, where they are named asMichael (Sunday), Gabriel (Monday), Raphael (Tuesday), Uriel (Wednesday), Raguel (Thursday), Remiel (Friday; he is described in the Book of Enoch ashaving fallen from grace, possibly replaced by Phanuel (angel), who is thefourth archangel) and Sariel (Saturday). While this book today is non-canonicalin most Christian churches, it was explicitly quoted in the New Testament(Letter of Jude 1:14-15) and by many of the early Church Fathers. The EthiopianOrthodox Church to this day regards it to be canonical.The medals in our auctions have been inspected byreputable numismatic dealers, and their dating can be confirmed on pages 2& 3 of the book AN INTRODUCTION TO RELIGIOUS MEDALS, by Bob Forrest, andpublished by NUMISMATICA INTERNATIONAL in 2004.In addition, this book has chapters (outlined in thetable of contents), describing each of the categories of medals, their possibleplace of pilgrimage (acquisition), and origin of the mint where they were made.We recommend that anyone serious about collecting medals from this period, acquirea copy of this book.Thanks for your kind support of our work!
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