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Holy Card of Saint Christopher Plus a 7/8" Silver Oxide Medal of St. Christopher
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Laminated Holy Card of Saint Christopher Plus a 7/8" Silver Oxide Medal of St. Christopher.St. Christopher Medal. This medal features an image of Saint Christopher on one side, and the words Pray for Us on the other. Silver tone metal approximately 7/8" tall. Patron Saint of Travelers.Patronage: Toothache, Storms, Transportation, Athletes, Bachelors, Travel.
Saint Christopher is venerated by several Christian denominations as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd-century Roman Emperor Decius or alternatively under the Roman Emperor Maximinus II Dacian. There appears to be confusion due to the similarity in names "Decius" and "Dacian". However his veneration only appears late in Christian tradition, and did not become widespread in the Western Church until the Late Middle Ages, although churches and monasteries were named after him by the 7th century.
His most famous legend tells that he carried a child, who was unknown to him, across a river before the child revealed himself as Christ. Therefore, he is the patron saint of travelers, and small images of him are often worn around the neck, on a bracelet, carried in a pocket, or placed in vehicles by Christians.