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This medal, like any other “sign”, is a symbol of an identity.
The
Italian Secular Franciscan Order has cast, in the occasion of the
VIII centenary of the birth of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary and
Turingia (1207-2007), patron of the Secular Franciscan Order and of
the Third Order regular (TOR), a medal conveying the message of the
Saint’s rebirth to penitence – evangelical conversion.
The front of the medal shows a scene from a retable
of the golden bronze reliquary of Marburg (created around 1240),
with Elizabeth, wearing the Franciscan cord, bending toward the
needs of the poorest of the poor.
The other side of the medal reproduces a royal crown and a crown of
thorns. Elizabeth had the right to wear a royal crown, as princess
and daughter of a king. This nobility of blood has been even more
honored by her acceptance of the crown of thorns of Jesus Christ, in
her compassion for the poor crucified of all times and in her
Franciscan poverty.
| The medal is cast in golden bronze
from a model supposedly sculpted by the hand of the
Italian artist Cima and has a diameter of 51 mm. It is
also available in 32 mm format in silver mounted in an
original keychain. Medal price is 18 Euros and keychain
is 15 Euros, plus handling and mailing fee. Whoever
would like to acquire it in memory of the VIII centenary
of the birth of our Patron, can request from their own
National Council which in turn will send an order for
the required number of medals and key chains to the
Italian SFO, attention Enzo Terranova
enzo.terranova@fastwebnet.it |
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