Holy Card of O. L. of Lourdes Rosary Mysteries & a Color Medal of O.L. & Relic

Description

Laminated Holy Card of Our Lady of Lourdes Encircled by Mysteries of the Rosary Plus a Color Image Diecast Medal of Our Lady of Lourdes with Saint Bernadette 1".  In addition you will receive a third class relic holy card touched to a piece of the
Grotto
of Our Lady of Lourdes and a relic of Saint Bernadette Soubirous. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.
This is an exceptionally detailed color Image, die-cast medal with Our Lady of Lourdes on the front and PRAY FOR US on the back. It is made in the region of Italy that produces the finest quality medals in the world. The silver oxidized finish is has been perfected for hundreds of years by the local Italian craftsmen, and remains unmatched in quality, beauty, and longevity throughout the world - a genuine silver plating with a 3-dimensional depth, and long-lasting brilliance. Measures approximately 1" in height - attached jump ring is included.
Our Lady of Lourdes is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in honor of the Marian apparitions that occurred in 1858 in the vicinity of Lourdes in France. The first of these is the apparition of 11 February 1858, when 14-year old Bernadette Soubirous told her mother that a"lady" spoke to her in the cave of Massabielle (a kilometre and a half (1 mi) from the town) while she was gathering firewood with her sister and a friend. Similar apparitions of the "Lady" were reported on seventeen occasions that year, until the climax revelation of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception took place.
In 18 January 1862, the local Bishop of Tarbes Bertrand-Sévère Laurence endorsed the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes. On 3 July 1876, Pope Pius IX officially granted a Canonical Coronation to the image that used to be in the courtyard of what is now part of the Rosary Basilica. The image of Our Lady of Lourdes has been widely copied and reproduced in shrines and homes, often in garden landscapes. Soubirous was later canonized as a Catholic saint by Pope Pius XI in 1933.
After church investigations confirmed her visions, a large church was built at the site. Lourdes is now a major Marian pilgrimage site: within France, only Paris has more hotels than Lourdes.