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Description: | The card is grey in colour, with an image of the Divine Infant of Prague embossed in silver in the centre. The words 'Have Mercy On Us!' are printed beneath in red, and at the bottom are the words 'Society of the Divine Infant of Prague, Faversham, Kent'. The Divine Infant of Prague is a famous statue of infant Jesus located in the Church of Our Lady Victorious in Mal Strana, Prague. A special devotion to the Divine Child originated with the Carmelites in Prague at the beginning of the 17th century. Princess Polyxenia of Lobkowitz was given the statue of the Divine Child as a wedding gift from her mother. After the death of her husband, the princess devoted herself to works of charity and was particularly helpful to the Carmelites. In 1628 the Carmelite Monastery was reduced to poverty. The princess gave her precious statue to the Carmelites, saying: "I give you what I prize most highly in the world; honour and respect the Child Jesus and you shall never be in want." Her gift was placed in the Carmelite oratory, and henceforth received devotions from the Carmelites.
A rectangular card depicting the Divine Infant of Prague. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Walsall Museums | Rights holder: | Walsall Museums | Subjects: | Love and Marriage Black Country Christianity Printing industry Wedding Day Lithography | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | Walsall Lithographic Company Limited; 1894-2009 | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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