St. Peter Nolasco Medal
This St. Peter Nolasco Medal and Necklace features a pendant with a hand pressed image of St. Peter Nolasco surrounded by the words ‘St. Peter Nolasco Pray for Us’.
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St. Peter Nolasco
St. Peter Nolasco was born near Castelnaudary, France, in 1182, of a noble family. From his youth, he was noted for his piety, almsgiving and charity. During this time, Christians were persecuted throughout a large part of the Iberian peninsula. St. Peter Nolasco took it upon himself to ransom and save as many of these persecuted believers as he could and is attributed as saving countless lives.
Establishing Our Lady of Random Order
After much prayer, and moved by a heavenly vision in 1218, he resolved to found a religious Order similar to that established a few years previously by St. John of Matha and St. Felix of Valois for the redemption of Christian slaves. He received the encouragement of St. Raymond of Penafort and James I, King of Aragon, who shared this desire to help those Christiansbeing persecuted for their faith.
The new Order, Our Lady of Ransom, was approved by Pope Gregory IX in 1230, and the members were called Mercedarians. They were bound by a special vow to employ all their substance for the redemption of captive Christians, and if necessary to remain in captivity in their stead. In the beginning Peter Nolasco and his associates were lawmen, but Pope Clement V decreed that the Master General of the Order should always be a Priest.
St. Peter Nolasco died on Christmas Day, 1256, at Barcelona. His feast was formerly celebrated on January 31st, but is now observed on January 28th.
This St. Peter Nolasco medal reminds us of our duty to defend our faith at our costs and support those being persecuted for their Christian faith still to this day. May St. Peter nolasco interceded for our intentions and continues to help protect all those being persecuted.
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UPC: 617759500608
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