Risultati 1658

On the front of the picture there is a small sepia image of St Benedict of Nursia receiving the Holy Eucharist. This four-pager picture in colour was published by the Società Litoleografica S. Giuseppe of Modena to commemorate the fourteenth centenary of the death of the saint. The picture includes an Orazione al gl. Patriarca San Benedetto and Predizioni fatte da Dio per mezzo di un Angelo al SS. P. Benedetto. At the back there is the signature of Carlo C. Zammit with the date 25 December 1889.

The floral picture carries a photo of Our Lady of Pompei, also known as Our Lady of the Rosary. The middle pages contain a prayer as well as Le 15 Promesse di Maria ai Devoti del Santo Rosario (1) and I Due Prodigi nell'Ora della Supplica 8 Maggio ed 11 Ottobre 1885. On the second page there is a hand-written note reading Ricordi Gino Xuereb a di 11 Giugno 1892.

The picture depicts a portrait of Pope Leo XIII with the Episcopal regalia on top. At the back one finds "Cenni sulla Vita del Regnante Pontefice Leone XIII."

The colourful guilded image shows a young S. Aloysius de Gonzaga. At the back, one finds the reason why this picture was published - Divoto Ricordo del Triduo Solenne celebrato ad onore dell'Angelico Giovane S. LUIGI GONZAGA chierico della Compagnia di Gesù. Ricorrendo il terzo centinario della sua preziosa morte a cura dei chierici Maltesi nella chiesa del Pilar il dì 26, 27, 28 giugno 1891. At the bottom there is a handwritten date in black ink - 4/6/94.

The picture shows the young prince St Luigi Gonzaga renouncing his nobility in front of his father to become a priest. Overleaf, one finds part of the life of the saint recounting his renunciation from his noble family home on 2 November 1585 to become a Jesuit.