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PDE_0076-02-0370 · Item · 1952-04-13
Part of Tony Terribile Collections

The sepia-coloured image depicts St Francis of Assisi bearing the stigmata, being carried into heaven by three angels, one on each side and one at the back. Beneath his feet, there is a garland of flowers and flocks of sheep. On the sides, one can see a heavenly scenario. Assisi is also depicted in the background. This image is a memento commemorating the laying and blessing of the foundation stone of the Villambrosa Church in Hamrun, belonging to the Franciscan Minor Friars. On the back of this image, one can find an appeal for donations.

PDE_0076-02-0584 · Item · 67
Part of Tony Terribile Collections

The black and white large rectangular postcard is a memento commemorating the ninteenth centenary of the martyrdom of St Paul, by beheading. It is a reproductionof the famous painting by the Italian modern artist Eliodoro Coccoli (+1974) found at the Church of St Paul's in Rabat.

PDE_0076-02-0434 · Item · 1455
Part of Tony Terribile Collections

The black and white image is reproduction of the altarpiece found at the Basilica of Our Lady of Porto Salvo and St Dominic in Valletta. This altarpiece shows St Vincent Ferrer (+1419) preaching to the Moors. Ranzano, his first biographer, estimates the number of Jews converted at 25,000 and in the Kingdom of Granada he converted thousands of Moors to Christianity. The image is a memento commemorating the fifth centenary from the saint's canonisation. At the back of the image, one finds a prayer to be said before drinking the holy water of the saint. Tradition holds that when a sick person drinks this water, he is healed. In the Order of Preachers, the tradition arose of blessing water in the name of St. Vincent Ferrer, as an invocation of assistance against illness. This is due, at least in part, to the reputation of this great saint as the instrument of many miraculous healings.