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Holy Card

c.1970 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Fratelli Bonella (Publisher)
Place of origin
Italy (Printed)

Holy card showing a figure holding a book with a church, dove, and music stave in the background with the words 'March twelfth' and ' Pope doctor' down the sides and 'St. Gregory the Great' at the bottom on the recto and text on the verso.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Greetings Cards
Religion
Christianity
Object type
Holy card
Materials and techniques
Print, ink on paper.
Printing Ink
Paper
Print
Brief description
Holy card published by Fratelli Bonella, Italy, c.1970.
Physical description
Holy card showing a figure holding a book with a church, dove, and music stave in the background with the words 'March twelfth' and ' Pope doctor' down the sides and 'St. Gregory the Great' at the bottom on the recto and text on the verso.
Dimensions
  • Width: 6cm
  • Height: 10.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
On recto: 'March twelfth. Pope doctor. St. Gregory the Great.' On verso: 'St. Gregory the Great. Pope Doctor. Feast: March 12. Chosen Pope in 590, St. Gregory achieved so many reforms and wonders in his fourteen years' pontificate that he is one of the most commanding figures in world history. Among his great deeds is that of sending St. Augustine and forty monks to bring about the conversion of England. Prayer. St. Gregory, zealous writer, defender of good government, protector of the poor, pray for us! Heavenly 78. Printed in Italy.'
Credit line
Given by Pauline Meredith Webber
Subject depicted
Saint Gregory the Great
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.419-2022

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Record createdMarch 19, 2022
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1713844/holy-card-fratelli-bonella/
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