Holy Card
c.1970 (Printed)
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Holy card showing a figure with hands raised with a bible and branch in the foreground. The words 'March twenty second' and 'Martyr' written on the sides and 'Bi. Brian Lacey' 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 with hands raised with a bible and branch in the foreground. The words 'March twenty second' and 'Martyr' written on the sides and 'Bi. Brian Lacey' at the bottom on the recto and text on the verso. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | On recto: 'March twenty second. Martyr. Bi. Brian Lacey.'
On verso: 'Blessed Brian Lacey. Martyr. Feast: March 22. Little is known of this saintly man, except that he was an Irish Priest, educated on the mainland of Europe, who returned from his safe refuge to almost certain death in England at the time of the Elizabethan persecutions. He was betrayed, racked and martyred at Tyburn in London. Prayer. Blessed Brian, obtin for us your spirit of constancy and courage!' |
| Credit line | Given by Pauline Meredith Webber |
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| Accession number | E.406-2022 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2022 |
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