Saturday, April 19, 2014

The Medal and the Saint












The Front and Reverse Sides of the Saint Benedict Medal

St. Benedict had a deep faith in the Cross and worked miracles with the sign of the cross.    Devotion to the Cross of Christ also gave rise to the striking of medals that bore the image of St. Benedict holding a cross aloft in his right hand and his Rule for Monasteries in the other hand.

Read more here:

http://christbearers.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/sending-the-devil-to-hell-with-st-benedict-at-your-back


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