Holy Card
c.1970 (Printed)
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Holy card showing a figure holding a chain next to a sword and a branch, with the words 'March fourteenth' and 'Abbot martyr' down the side and 'St. Arnold' at the bottom on the recto and text on the verso.
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 chain next to a sword and a branch, with the words 'March fourteenth' and 'Abbot martyr' down the side and 'St. Arnold' at the bottom on the recto and text on the verso. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | On recto: 'March fourteenth. Abbot Martyr. St. Arnold.'
On verso: 'St. Arnold. Abbot Martyr. Feast: March 14. He shares the city of Padua with the more renowned St. Anthony. The tyrant Ezzelino, rebuked by this saint for his vices, retaliated by loading St. Arnold with chains and imprisoning him at Asola, where after eight years of tourture, he died. Prayer. St. Arnold, pray for us, that we may be bound around with the chains of God's love and held steadfast in His service!' |
| Credit line | Given by Pauline Meredith Webber |
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| Accession number | E.403-2022 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2022 |
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