Holy Card

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Peru (issued)

Rectangular holy card (portrait format) with decorative die-cut edge. Front: colour printed illustration of Saint Martin de Porres, lettered within the image: SAN MARTIN DE PORRES / PADRE DE LOS POBRES Y ENFERMOS / ROGAD POR NOSTROS. Back: lettered: RECUERDO / DEL / TRIDUO / EN HONOR DEL / BEATO FRAY MARTIN DE PORRES / EN LA / IGLESIA DE SANTO DOMINGO / commemorando el Centenario / de su Beatificación / 1837 - 1937 / TRUJILLO 8 DE AGOSTO, printed in blue.

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Categories	African Diaspora Black History Christianity Ephemera Religion
Object type	Holy card
Materials and techniques	Lithography and die-cut card Printing Ink Card Printing
Brief description	Saint Martin de Porres, holy card, Peru, 20th century.
Physical description	Rectangular holy card (portrait format) with decorative die-cut edge. Front: colour printed illustration of Saint Martin de Porres, lettered within the image: SAN MARTIN DE PORRES / PADRE DE LOS POBRES Y ENFERMOS / ROGAD POR NOSTROS. Back: lettered: RECUERDO / DEL / TRIDUO / EN HONOR DEL / BEATO FRAY MARTIN DE PORRES / EN LA / IGLESIA DE SANTO DOMINGO / commemorando el Centenario / de su Beatificación / 1837 - 1937 / TRUJILLO 8 DE AGOSTO, printed in blue.
Dimensions	Height: 11.8cm Width: 6.1cm
Content description	Saint Martin de Porres
Credit line	Given by Tim Travis in memory of Leslie Travis
Subject depicted	De Porres, Juan Martin O.P. (Brother)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1142-2012

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Record created	September 6, 2013
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1272114/holy-card-unknown/

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