Description: Pocket Size Retablo: Approximately 3” x 1 ½” - Made by hand in the USA This collection represents blessings and protection with patronages and prayers to address most aspects of our daily lives. Inscription on back: (see pictures)Padre Pio 1887 - 1968 Feast Day Sept 23 Patronage: Adolescents, Stress Relief"Prayer is the best weapon we possess, the key that opens the heart of God."Description: Born in Italy to peasant farmers. By 5, he told his family he was dedicating his life to God. As a child, he spoke to Jesus, Mary and his Guardian Angel. He thought all children did. He was often sick. He had visions and ecstasies as a youth. He entered the order of Capuchins at 15. When he became very ill at 17, friars claimed to have seen him in ecstasy and levitating. He was ordained a priest in 1910. After WW1, people came to him seeing him as a symbol of hope. They said he had the gift of healing, biolocation, levitation, prophecy, miracles and the ability to read the hearts and souls of people. In 1918 he received the stigmata where it remained until his death. People traveled from all parts of the world to confess to him. The church was very skeptical of his alleged miracles and forbade him to do anything publicly and to hide the stigmata. In 1933 the pope issued a reversal of this ban. When he died, the name "Maria" escaped his lips. It is said the stigmata disappeared.*******************************************************************************************************************************************Carry a pocket saint/angel: Some people carry saint/angels because it is their patron saint, as a devotion or a reminder of devotion and prayer. They are also carried as a sort of protection, that is, if the saint/angel is blessed. People carry pocket saint/angels with devotion, commitment, affection, and love. Display a retablo: They are displayed in homes to honor the saint/angel or given as gifts of fortune and inspiration, retablos reflect a beloved historical tradition and cultural artistry.History: The retablo, or ʻboard behind the altarʼ, was originally created in New Mexico in the 1800ʼs in response to the lack of Bibles and Icons being sent from the church in Rome. The Santero (saint maker) painted retablos from pigment collected and ground from the local surroundings. The boards were hand hewed usually of ponderosa pine or tin. The practice has carried down through the generations and is still done this way today. Artist: Lynn Garlick: Her original designs are hand-carved and painted with watercolor or occasionally oil on the traditionally used ponderosa pine planks. Then the high quality prints of the originals are decoupaged onto pine boards, in an old school technique used for the Italian altar screens of medieval Europe and are finished with polyurethane. These prints are produced with a deep appreciation of the santero and what has come before.
Price: 7.99 USD
Location: Hillsborough, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-02-03T22:25:41.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.45 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Material: Wood
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
