Lot of 11 medals of Agnus Dei Bought in Roma in the Saint Sede of Vatican

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I bought in Rome/Roma, i bought a big lot to sell to resellers or to use when gift to communion, confirmation, or to souvenir.

This auction is for: 11 medal of agnus dei

AUTHENTIC AGNUS DEI

CAME FROM SEDE VATICAN

Condition: PERFECT WITH DETAILS NOT BROKE - NEW -

Form: HEART

measures crucifix:   5/8"  inches without loop approx. The thickness is of  1/4   " inches all approx 

Color:  silver

Material:  silvered alloys of metal

What is Agnus Dei :

is a Latin term meaning Lamb of God, and was originally used to refer to Jesus Christ in his role of the perfect sacrificial offering that atones for the sins of man in Christian theology, harkening back to ancient Jewish Temple sacrifices. See Lamb of God for an explanation of this. Agnus Dei is used to refer to several things related to it :

Used to refer to:

• Art and sacramental

In ecclesiastical art, an Agnus Dei is a representation of Jesus as a lamb bearing a cross. It is also a tablet of wax stamped with a representation of Jesus as a lamb bearing a cross, then blessed by the Supreme Pontiff as a sacramental.

The Moravian church uses an Agnus Dei as their seal with the surrounding inscription Vicit agnus noster, eum sequamur ("Our Lamb has conquered, let us follow him.").

• Liturgy

In the liturgical Mass the Agnus Dei is the invocation to the Lamb of God to have mercy and grant peace to the worshippers. It is said to have been introduced into the Mass by Pope Sergius I (687–701). Based upon John 1:29, the Latin form:

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.

Translation (as currentlyused in English-speaking Catholic churches)

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

This litany is spoken or sung during the Rite of Fraction and Commingling in the Roman Catholic liturgy. In a Requiem Mass, the words "miserere nobis" are replaced by "dona eis requiem" (give them rest), and "dona nobis pacem" with "dona eis requiem sempiternam" (give them rest eternal). John 1:29 is also used just before Communion is distributed to the people, when the priest shows the Host to the congregation and says, "Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccatum mundi." ("Behold the Lamb of God, behold he who takes away the sin of the world.")

It also appears in the Eucharistic liturgies of other Communions. In the Anglican Communion, it may be sung by the choir or the whole congregation prior to or at the beginning of the administration of Holy Communion. As with the Roman Catholic tradition, a Requiem Mass substitutes the final phrase with "grant them rest."

In the Book of Common Prayer of The Episcopal Church, the Agnus Dei is listed (along with Pascha Nostrum) as one of several Fraction Anthems that may be used at the breaking of the bread.

Relic
The word relic comes from the Latin reliquiae ('remains') and there are many pre-Christian instances of some bone or other part of the corpse, or some intimately associated object, carefully preserved with an air of veneration as a tangible memorial. The preservation of relics is a primitive instinct, and it is associated with shamanism as well as many other developed religious systems besides that of Christianity. Relics are an important aspect of Buddhism and Hinduism. In some denominations of Christianity, a relic is an object of religious veneration, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of a saint. A shrine that houses a relic is called a reliquary.

Christian relics

History of Christian relics
Many tales of miracles and other marvels were attributed to relics beginning in the early centuries of the church; many of these became especially popular during the Middle Ages. These tales are collected in books of hagiography such as the Golden Legend or the works of Caesar of Heisterbach. These miracle tales made relics much sought after during the Middle Ages.

Pieces of the True Cross were one of the most highly sought after such relics; many churches claimed to possess a piece of it, so many that Erasmus famously remarked that there were enough pieces of the True Cross to build a ship from. The Shroud of Turin is another relic whose authenticity is questionable. The abbey church of Coulombs in France, among several others, claims to possess the relic of Jesus Christ's circumcision - the Holy Prepuce.

Roman Catholic classification and prohibitions
; First-Class Relics : Actual part of a saint (a bone, a hair, a limb, etc.)

; Second-Class Relics : An item that the saint wore (a sock, a shirt, a glove, etc.)

; Third-Class Relics : The Third-Class Relics above fall into two categories. The first category is a piece of cloth touched to the body of a saint. The second category is a piece of cloth brought to the shrine (or site of the vision) of the saint.

It is prohibited by the Catholic Church to sell First- and Second-Class Relics. When the church prohibits the selling of "sacred relics" it is referring to First- and Second-class relics. It is not referring to Third-class relics. It is not prohibited by the church to sell Third-Class Relics.

Non-Christian relics
At Athens the supposed remains of Oedipus and Theseus enjoyed an honor that is very difficult to distinguish from a religious cult, while Plutarch gives accounts of the translation of the bodies of Demetrius (Demetrius iii) and Phocion (Phocion xxxvii) which in many details anticipate Christian practice. The bones or ashes of Aesculapius at Epidaurus, of Perdiccas I at Macedon, and even, according to if we may trust the statement the Chronicon Paschale (Dindorf, p. 67), of the Persian Zoroaster were treated with the deepest veneration.

Cultural relics
Relic is also the term for something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or custom whose original culture has disappeared, but also an object cherished for historical or memorial value (such as a keepsake or heirloom).

NOTE ADDED:

 Hello, i bought all lot in Italy in the store near of the Vatican. All are new, never used, and i bought when the pope was John Paul II. Juan Pablo II now beatificated.
blesses Paola.

  

  

  

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