Antique Vintage French Bronze popular St. Bruno of Cologne Medal | Carthusian Order

St. Bruno of Cologne Medal

This stunning Catholic medal, dating back to the 1920s, honors Saint Bruno of Cologne, confessor, hermit, monk, mystic, and founder of the Carthusian Order. Saint Bruno has long been regarded the patron saint of Calabria and one of the patron saints of Germany. His feast day is October 6th.

Cast in bronze, this vintage medal bears, on the front, an image of St. Bruno wearing the habit of the Carthusian order. Around his head is a halo of 7 stars. The stars relate to an episode in St. Bruno's life. The bishop of Grenoble had a dream in which God made himself a fitting habitation among the Chartreuse Mountains, a rugged area north of Grenoble. Above the habitation was a circle of seven golden stars. The next morning, seven men came to visit the bishop and ask for his advice about their desire to withdraw from the world to a life of prayer in popular some wilderness. Bruno was the leader among these men. Remembering the dream, the bishop advised them to go to the Chartreuse. They did, and there they set up what became the mother house of the Carthusian order.

On the verso is a full height depiction of the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.

The medal is cast in brass and measures about 1 1/8" wide x 1 1/2" tall. The cast is clean and crisp and the images are presented in lovely relief with fine details. The medal is imbued by Mother Nature with even patina.

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