Amulet, sealed packet containing leaves from the miraculous thornless rose bush of Saint Francis of Assisi. [ACA 21/08/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, sealed packet containing leaves from the miraculous thornless rose bush of Saint Francis of Assisi. [ACA 21/08/2012]
Long description: Amulet, sealed packet containing leaves from the miraculous thornless rose bush of Saint Francis of Assisi. The packet is inscribed "FEUILLES DU ROSIER MIRACULEUX DE SAINT FRANCOIS A NOTRE DAME DES ANGES PRES ASSISE. Tenté par le dèmon, le S.Patriarche se roula dans un buisson d'êpines qui, depuis ce temps pousse et fleurit." [MIRACLE OF ROSE LEAVES OF SAINT FRANCIS OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS SITTING NEAR. Tempted by the devil, S. Patriarch rolled into a bush that since then grows and flourishes.] Originally stored in an envelope. [ACA 21/08/2012]
Geographical reference: Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy; Assisi
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: By 1931
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Process Printed
Dimensions: Width: max 40 mm, Length: max 65 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.2688

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