Religious Shipwreck Medallion (El Bueno Consejo) - Atocha Silver - St Benedict Patron Saint of Cave Explorers, Agricultural Workers

• Metal: Atocha Silver Bar #393 in its purest form.
  
• Description: Obverse: Saint Benedict - Patron Saint of Cave Explorers, Europe, Farmers, Agricultural Workers, Coppersmiths, Italian Architects, Monks, and people in religious orders.
• Reverse: Glorious Holy Mary
• Dimensions: 0.625 inches x 0.625 inches
  

For quite some time we were of the belief that the image on this medallion is of Christ. Now, based on additional study and research, we are more inclined to agree that the image is that of Saint Benedict. Saint Benedict is known as the Father of Western Monasticism. His name means "blessed". Benedict and his twin sister, Saint Scholastica, were born in Nursia in 480 to a noble family. As a young man Benedict studied in Rome, but left in abhorrence of the city's vice. After spending three years in solitude in a cave at Subiaco, he accepted the occupation of abbot for a group of monks -- who later attempted to poison him. Between 527 and 530 Benedict built and established a monastery at Monte Cassino, where he founded the Benedictine Order, an Order which prescribed community life, manual labor, study, moderate asceticism, and care of the sick and the poor. Benedict had the gift of prophesy.

From his rule: "Make peace, before the setting of the sun, with those from whom you have been separated by discord". Most of what is know of Saint Benedict is learned from the second book of Dialogues written by Pope Saint Gregory the Great.

Saint Benedict is Patron Saint of Cave Explorers, Europe, Farmers, Agricultural Workers, Coppersmiths, Italian Architects, Monks, and people in religious orders. His patronage is invoked against poisoning, witchcraft, fever, and gall stones.

Glorious Holy Mary --The opposite side of the medallion portrays the image of Virgin and Child, with the legend: S MARIA LAVRNTAS(anta) Maria Laur(e)nt(an)a 

This means: Glorious or Praiseworthy Holy Mary

These Re-Creation Pendants are Made with Atocha Silver in the exact style and design of the thousands of religious medallions found at the site of the shipwreck; "El Bueno Consejo", on shore of the Caribbean island Anguilla.

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