Fatima St Christopher Sliding Locket Medal Portuguese Ins Silvertone 1-3/8" long For Sale

Fatima St Christopher Sliding Locked Spanish Inscription Silvertone 1-3/8" long

Our Lady of Fátima is a title referring to the Virgin Mary, based on apparitionsreported to be experienced by three shepherd children at Fátima. The apparition is also referred to as OurLady of the Rosary because the children said the apparition called herselfthe "Lady of the Rosary".Three Portuguese children, Lucia dos Santos, Jacinta Marto, and Francisco Marto,were young and without much education when they reported the apparition of OurLady of Fátima in 1917. After a canonical enquiry, the visions of Fátima wereofficially declared "worthy of belief" in October 1930 by the Bishopof Leiria-Fátima. Popes Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul IIand Benedict XVI voiced their acceptance of the supernatural origin of theFátima events. John Paul II credited Our Lady of Fátima with saving his lifefollowing an assassination attempt on the Feast of Our Lady of Fátima, 1981. Hedonated the bullet that wounded him to the Roman Catholic sanctuary at Fátima, Portugaland it was placed in the crown of the Virgin's statue.

·The legend of St. Christopher attributed to themedal often worn by Catholics or Orthodox Christians is the story of a tall,robust man who once served a great king. Seeing the king cross himself at themention of the devil, Christopher left his service to seek out Satan, who wasobviously stronger than the king who feared him. Christopher found a band ofcriminals, and among them was a man who claimed to be the devil. Christopheroffered his services to the man but not for long because soon the devil was seenavoiding a cross. Christopher realized that the devil feared Christ, so he lefthis service and came upon a hermit in prayer. The hermit told Christopher thatin order to serve Jesus he could pray and fast, but Christopher did not thinkthis would suit him. As an alternative, the hermit suggested that because ofhis size Christopher might do well helping people across a dangerous river.This Christopher did for some time. One day a small child arrived to be carriedacross. Christopher took the child upon his shoulders, and as he crossed theriver, the child grew heavier until Christopher was almost unable to carry himand feared he would drown. When he asked the child why he was so heavy, thechild revealed himself as Jesus Christ. He replied that he was heavy with theweight of the world's sins. Christopher successfully got the Christ childacross the water and was rewarded by having his staff turned into a tree. He isconsidered to be the patron saint and protector of all travelers.
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