Description: Pocket Size Retablo: Approximately 2 ½” x 1 ½” - Made by hand in the USA This collection represents blessings and protection with patronages and prayers to address most aspects of our daily lives. Saint Rosalia/Rusulia - La Santuzza "The Little Saint" - Saint Rosalie1130–1165 Feast day: September 4thPatron saint of Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Hermits, Young Girls and Invoked against Plagues/Virus/Pandemics Inscription on back: (see pictures)"Holy St. Rosalia, intercede for us at the throne of Divine Mercy, so that our families and communities are delivered from harm and we know good health in these challenging times."Description: St. Rosalia was a descendant of the great Charlemagne. She was born at Palermo in Sicily. In her youth, her heart turned from earthly vanities to God. She left her home and took up her abode in a cave, on the walls of which she wrote these words: "I, Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses and Quisquina, have taken the resolution to live in this cave for the love of my Lord, Jesus Christ." Afterward she transferred her abode to Mount Pellegrino, about three miles from Palermo, in order to triumph entirely over the instincts of flesh and blood, in sight of her paternal home. She remained there entirely hidden from the world.She practiced great mortifications and lived in constant communion with God. She died alone, in 1160, ending her strange and wonderful life unknown to the world. It is said that she appeared, after her death, to a peasant in Palermo during a terrible plague and to have revealed that she spent several years in a little excavation near the grotto. Her body was discovered several centuries later, in 1625, during the pontificate of Pope Urban VIII. *************************************************************************************************************************************************************Carry a pocket saint/angel: Some people carry saint/angels because it is their patron saint, as a devotion or a reminder of devotion and prayer. They are also carried as a sort of protection, that is, if the saint/angel is blessed. People carry pocket saint/angels with devotion, commitment, affection, and love. Display a retablo: They are displayed in homes to honor the saint/angel or given as gifts of fortune and inspiration, retablos reflect a beloved historical tradition and cultural artistry.History: The retablo, or ʻboard behind the altarʼ, was originally created in New Mexico in the 1800ʼs in response to the lack of Bibles and Icons being sent from the church in Rome. The Santero (saint maker) painted retablos from pigment collected and ground from the local surroundings. The boards were hand hewed usually of ponderosa pine or tin. The practice has carried down through the generations and is still done this way today. Artist: Lynn Garlick: Her original designs are hand-carved and painted with watercolor or occasionally oil on the traditionally used ponderosa pine planks. Then the high quality prints of the originals are decoupaged onto pine boards, in an old school technique used for the Italian altar screens of medieval Europe and are finished with polyurethane. These prints are produced with a deep appreciation of the santero and what has come before.
Price: 7.99 USD
Location: Hillsborough, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-11-26T18:55:29.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.45 USD
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Material: Wood
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
