Holy Card
c.1970 (Printed)
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Holy card showing a figure holding a crucifix, standing next to a crown around a flower with the text 'June twenty first' and 'patron of youth' written down the side and 'St. Aloysius' a the bottom on the recto. On the verso is text.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Print, ink on paper. |
| Brief description | Holy card published by Fratelli Bonella, Italy, c.1970. |
| Physical description | Holy card showing a figure holding a crucifix, standing next to a crown around a flower with the text 'June twenty first' and 'patron of youth' written down the side and 'St. Aloysius' a the bottom on the recto. On the verso is text. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | On recto: 'June twenty first. Patron of Youth. St. Aloysius.'
On verso: 'St Aloysius. Patron of Youth. Feast: June 21. This humble member of a great and noble family, gave up his claim to wordly nobility in order to serve go in the Jesuit Order. At the age of 24 he fell sick while he was nursing the plague- stricken snf died a heroic death. Prayer: St. Auloyiou, patron of purity and humble of zeal, teach us your courage! Heavenly 62. Printed in Italy. |
| Credit line | Given by Pauline Meredith Webber |
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| Accession number | E.402-2022 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2022 |
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