Christian Martyrs St. Irene of Tomar & Lorenzo Antique 18th Century Bronze Medal for Sale

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Christian Martyrs St. Irene of Tomar & Lorenzo Antique 18th Century Bronze Medal For Sale

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Christian Martyrs St. Irene of Tomar & Lorenzo Antique 18th Century Bronze Medal:
$124.99

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.

This medal is 1.25 inches long with bale, and 1 inchwithout the bale. It is made of bronze and weighs 6 grams. It is from theTucson estate of Ernest E. Leavitt Jr. (see his posted picture), the curator ofexhibitions (1958-1989) at the Arizona State Museum, whose home was filled withmany collected treasures, is this rare 18th century medal. This superbdevotional has a beautiful patina. Its provenance is Northern Mexico orSouthern Arizona where Levitt lived and worked.

Saint Lawrence or Laurence (Latin: Laurentius, lit.\"laurelled\"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the sevendeacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in thepersecution of the Christians that the Roman Emperor Valerian ordered in 258.

Saint Irene of Tomar (Portuguese: Santa Iria) (c.635 –c.653) was a Christian who was martyred for her faith in Visigothic Portugal.Her parents, wishing to protect her, sent her to a convent school and a privatetutor. The only times she left her house was to attend Mass or pray at thesanctuary of Saint Peter.

Meanwhile, her tutor, a monk named Remigius (or Remígio)made improper advances to her, and when she declined, quit and spread viciousrumors about her. When asked why he was no longer tutoring the girl, he repliedthat he had left upon having learned that she was pregnant. In addition, hemanaged to give her a drink that brought about her belly to inflate. All thisnews circulated around the town, and eventually Britald learned of her supposedinfidelity. Enraged, he hired a mercenary soldier to kill her; as Irene wasreturning home from visiting elderly disabled man, the assassin approached frombehind and killed her with a single stroke of his sword.

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