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Holy Card

c.1970 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Holy card showing a figure holding a cross and looking down at a branch with the words 'March twenty fifth' and 'Martyr' down the sides and 'St. Harold' at the bottom on the recto and text on the verso.

Object details

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Object type
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 cross and looking down at a branch with the words 'March twenty fifth' and 'Martyr' down the sides and 'St. Harold' at the bottom on the recto and text on the verso.
Dimensions
  • Width: 6cm
  • Height: 10.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
On recto: 'March twenty fifth. Martyr. St. Harold.' On verso: 'St. Harold. Martyr. Feast: March 25. Saint Harold was only a child when in 1168 in Gloucester, England, he was put to death by the enemies of Christianity. Prayer. Little St. Harold, whose glorious priviledge it was to go to Heaven on the Feast of the Annunciation, pray for us, that as Christians we may be faithful to our belief and to our duties. Heavenly 79. Printed in Italy.'
Credit line
Given by Pauline Meredith Webber
Collection
Accession number
E.420-2022

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Record createdMarch 19, 2022
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