Pair of Solid Silver Medals, Congregation Of The Children Of Mary 1890. Ships Duty Paid

Pair of Solid Silver Medals, Congregation Of The Children Of Mary 1890. Ships Duty Paid

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The Congregation of the Children of Mary was established in response to Our Lady's command given to St. Catherine Laboure in July of 1830. The Blessed Mother wanted a new confraternity established in the Church that would be linked with the gift of the Miraculous Medal. Fr. Aladel, St. Catherine's confessor, was charged with establishing the work which, at first, was limited to only the orphans and students cared for by the Sisters of Charity

The front shows Our Blessed Mother The virgin Mary holding Jesus and a staff with a halo of stars. The inscription is in Latin and reads VIRGO REPARATRIX INTERCEDE PRO NOBIS Holy Mother of God, Redeemer, Intercede For Us.

These medals were made to present to a child after he or she had completed the six months of virtue and was about to join the group. It originally would have had a blue ribbon. The name of the child would then be inscribed on the reverse and there is a space for this.

This pair of solid silver medals are extremely rare as they presented to two girls from the same family but 3 years apart. Marie was presented her medal in 1890 while Victorine (what a beautiful name) received hers in 1893. The medals are identical so the family must have bought them both at the same time in 1890.

Each measures 3.4 cm by 2.8 cm and the total weight is 22 grams.