Beautiful single decade rosary dedicated to the patron saint of hairdressers and France!
It has a 7/8" nickel silver medal St Louis IX medal and a silver-toned 1-1/2" St Benedict crucifix. Both medal and crucifix were made in Italy; I designed and handmade the chaplet itself in our home in the USA. All eleven beads are 8 mm, genuine Czech glass. The ten Hail Mary beads are a facetedred/blue bicolor that shades to purple where the colors overlap. The single Our Father is a deep blue Czech glass pearl.
About 10" long, this "pocket" rosary comes gift boxed and with the following:
How to Pray the Rosary including the new Luminous Mysteries
The 15 Promises of Mary
How to Pray the Divine Mercy
St Louis IX prayer card
St Benedict prayer card
a gift bag and tissue paper
a carry pouch.
Louis IX was born in France in 1214 to Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille. He was well known for protecting the French clergy from secular leaders and for strictly enforcing laws against blasphemy. Louis generally remained neutral in international disputes. However, because of a dispute between the Count of Le Marche and the Count of Poitiers, in which Henry III supported the Count of Le Marche, he was forced to go to war with England. In 1242 Louis was victorious and after the war, he made restitution to the innocent people whose property had been destroyed. He established the monasteries of Rayaumont, Vavert, and Maubuisson. Louis led two crusades, the Sixth and the Seventh Crusades. He was captured and imprisoned during the Sixth. At the onset of the Seventh Crusade in 1270, Louis died of dysentry. He was canonized in 1297.
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