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Santa Rosalia Medal

$49.95
$49.95
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  • CHAIN IS NOT INCLUDED
  • Available in Solid 14K Yellow Gold, White Gold, & Sterling Silver
  • All Religious Medals are Customizable. We can change the spelling, your language, names etc, ex: change "Pray for Us" to "Pray For Me". Just let us know in "special instructions"
    Saint Rosalia (11301166), also called La Santuzza or "The Little Saint", is the patron saint of Palermo, Sicily, El Hatillo,Venezuela, and Zuata, Anzoategui,Venezuela. According to legend, Rosalia was born of a Norman noble family that claimed descent from Charlemagne. Devoutly religious, she retired to live as a hermit in a cave on Mount Pellegrino, where she died alone in 1166. Tradition says that she was led to the cave by two angels. On the cave wall she wrote "I, Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses, and Quisquina, have taken the resolution to live in this cave for the love of my Lord, Jesus Christ." In 1624, a horrible plague haunted Palermo, and during this hardship St Rosalia appeared first to a sick woman, then to a hunter to whom she indicated where her remains were to be found. She ordered him to bring her bones to Palermo and have them carried in procession through the city. The hunter climbed the mountain and found her bones in the cave as described. He did what she had asked in the apparition, and after the procession the plague ceased. After this St Rosalia would be venerated as the patron saint of Palermo, and a sanctuary was built in the cave where her remains were discovered. The celebration, called the festino, is still held each year on July 15. It is still a major social and religious event in Palermo. Also on September 4 there is an event related to the festino and St. Rosalia; a tradition of walking bare foot from Palermo up to Mount Pellegrino. In Italian American communities in the United States, the July feast is generally dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel while the September feast, beginning in August, brings
SKU 71342
Weight 0.3
Metal All Metals
In Depth
  • If you would like it for a charm bracelet, request a split ring instead of a bail in the "special instructions".
  • In Christianity, baptism is the sacramental act of cleansing in water that admits one as a full member of the Church. Most Christians, such as Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Lutherans, are baptized as infants.
  • Item can be engraved with message, names, dates or monogram.
    Engraving doesn't delay your shipment.
  • 1/2 Inch - 1 Inch
  • Chain sold separately
  • All Sterling Silver is protected with a tarnish resistance to help it last for years without tarnishing