Commemorative Medallion
of the Blessed Spouses
Louis and Zelie Martin
1823-1894 1831-1877
The front side
An engraving of the Martin spouses on the day of their marriage, surrounded by a wreath of roses which symbolizes holiness, love, and fidelity.
The back side
The biblical couple Sarah and Tobias evokes the eminent role of the vocation of marriage in the history of humanity and in the history of salvation.
The inscription
"Lisieux, October 19, 2008" recalls the place and the day where the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, inscribed the two spouses jointly in the Book of the Blessed.
The themes:
The wreath of roses and the figures of Sarah and Tobias are taken from the medallion that Louis Martin selected as a souvenir of the night of his wedding to Zélie Guérin, July 13, 1858, at Our Lady's Church in Alencon. The medal was blessed at the moment of their exchange of vows. The original medallion, still in existence, is at the bishopric of the diocese of Sées, in which Zelie was born. To see photographs of it, please click here.
Description:
A bronze medallion, silver-toned, with an antique patina.
Dimension: 60 millimeters in diameter; 14 millimeters thick.
(About the size of a coaster. For display, not to be worn).
Padre Antonio Sangalli
via Cappella del Monte 17
fraz. Montechiaro
Italy - 80066 Vico Equense
When you receive an e-mail from Father Antonio confirming your order, please send the money by moneygram. For details on how to send a moneygram, which you can do online or by visiting a local office, please see http://www.moneygram.com/MGIUS/index.htm Both Father Antonio and American customers have told me that the moneygram method of payment has worked well.
You may download flyers about the medallions from this Web page. Please feel free to reproduce them to make the medallions available to those who are not online.
Download an order form for the medallion
Below is a description of the original marriage medallion Louis gave to Zelie. You could copy this as the reverse side of the order form above.