St Catherine Pilgrim Badge, Boxed With Brief Historical Descripition Reliquaries Free Standing Pear Wood Crucifix

Free Standing Pear Wood Crucifix With Metal Figure

Published: First Edition May 1994

5cm / 5 Inches

Size: 12 Inches High x 7/8 to 1 Inch Diameter (Each)

An example of the original seal which is double sided with an image or the Priory on the reverse is now in the British Museum

St Catherine Pilgrim Badge, Boxed With Brief Historical Descripition Reliquaries Free Standing Pear Wood CrucifixSaint Catherine of Alexandria was one of the most popular of medieval saints. She was martyred in the 4th century for her Christian belief by order of the Emperor Maximinus. According to legend she was condemned to die on a wheel, but, at her touch, this instrument of torture was miraculously destroyed. She was then beheaded with a sword, after which her body was miraculously transported to mount Sinai, where later a church and monastery were built in