Description
Preowned, Christianity, Vintage Our Lady of the Snows Rosary with Pink Glass Beads With Filigree Caps on a few beads; centerpiece features on the front the image of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child in her arms and the words, “OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS, PRAY FOR US”; on the back the image of Jesus.
Crucifix measures approximately 2″ x 1″
The entire Rosary measures approximately 20″ long.
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History of Our Lady of the Snows:
There lived in the Eternal City a nobleman, John and his childless wife, who had been blessed with much of this world’s goods. They chose the Mother of God as the heir to their fortune, and at the suggestion of Pope Liberius, prayed that she might make known to them how to do this by a particular sign. In answer, the Virgin Mother during the night appeared to John and his wife and also to Pope Liberius, directing them to build a church in her honor on the crown of the Esquiline Hill. In Rome, Italy on August 5, 352, snow fell during the night in Rome. Snow rarely falls in Rome, but the flakes fell silently during that night, blanketing the peak of the historic hill. In the morning the news quickly spread and crowds gathered to behold the snow had fallen in a particular pattern, showing the outline of the future church. When it became known that the snow was a sign from Mary, the people spontaneously added another to her long list of titles, Our Lady of the Snows.
Our Lady of Snows Feast Day is Aug 5th.
