Vintage holy cards

Our Lady of the Rosary Vintage Catholic Holy Card This charming vintage holy card shows Our Lady holding the child Jesus, and each of them holding a Rosary. Happy and cheerful, the pair are exalted on a pedestal, but still they kindly offer you this power. Pray the Rosary, they seem to say. You can stop evil and magnify the best in people! The inscription is Italian, and means "Ancient and Miraculous image of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary." "Venerata A Rimini" could be "Blessings to…

"Latin holy card made in Spain. Measures approx. 3\" x 5\" Handling wear and creasing. Vintage and antique holy cards are true little works of art. Many antique ones were meant to carry a spiritual dimension as well, inspiring the receiver towards prayer. Many of them were printed in very limited quantities and even fewer survived the storage and handling throughout the decades. Holy cards make great items for scrapbooking or collage, or are even great bookmarks. Many are also highly…

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St. Mary of the Sacred Heart – Mediatrix of Grace – 8.5x11" – based on a Vintage Holy Card – Catholi

IMAGO SACRA MILLE GRATIARUM VALET. ("A holy picture is worth a thousand graces")................... This blog is a means to show some of my holy card collection along with some interesting thoughts and inspirations. "....artists have the privilege in the Church and throughout history, to open up so that people can see the mystery of God. The artist speaks, not just literally, but symbolically. Visual images, if well done, can move us. That's a ministry." Quote from Brother Michael Moran…

This is a gentle and delicate representation the Our Lady. She is attending to a dove, and as is the custom in Victorian holy cards, the dove represents the you and I. The holy card meant to remind us of the delicate and intimate relationship we have with her. We think perhaps the trompe-l’oeil lilies and the wing of the dove outside the circle indicate that we have gone to her realm in prayer, as we do. We love this image. The inscription means, “Faithful virgin, Pray for Us. Bring to your…

The Rosary Based on an Antique Holy Card This beautiful, ornate print was done as a holy card by Louis Turgis, one of the great holy card makers of mid-19th Century Paris. He pulled out all the stops on this one, using all that was possible with the technology of the day. Starting with his engraving, he added the new process of lithography color to provide an image of great intricacy and precise, nuanced coloration, all in a holy card less than 3x5 inches. The results must have been stunning…

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