Please note that same medal prices vary, based on condition, age, and appearance. All our listed items are original Christian devotionals. Some may have been cleaned or polished before their arrival, by their last caretaker. Their use is for personal devotion. This is a gorgeous antique 18th century Italian bronze religious medallion from my mother’s estate collection. One side features Saint Rita and the Archangel Gabriel, while the other displays Our Lady of the Pillar. It is 1.75 inches long, including the bale, and 14 grams. Our Lady of the Pillar (Spanish: Nuestra Señora del Pilar) is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with the claim of Marian apparition to Apostle James the Greater as he was praying by the banks of the Ebro at Caesar Augusta (Zaragoza), Hispania, in AD 40. The celebrated wooden image is enshrined at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza. Saint Rita of Cascia (Born Margherita Lotti 1381 — 22 May 1457) was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Rita was married at an early age. The marriage lasted for eighteen years, during which she is remembered for her Christian values as a model wife and mother who made efforts to convert her husband from his abusive behavior. Upon the murder of her husband by another feuding family, she sought to dissuade her sons from revenge. We recommend that anyone serious about collecting medals from this period acquire a copy of this book. Thanks for your kind support in our work!