MATER ECCLESIAE - MEDAL san nicolás medalla Legend has it that a

Legend has it that a woman dying giving birth was saved and gave birth to her first-born without difficulty thanks to a handkerchief given to her by the Saint

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and wooden garments highlight masterful detail

Hand-carved and painted wood crucifix

MATER ECCLESIAE - MEDAL san nicolás medalla Legend has it that aLiterally "Mother of the Church". The medal reproduces the famous mosaic of the Virgin which is located on the facade of the Apostolic Palace, in the direction of St. Peter's Basilica. The mosaic was commissioned by Pope John Paul II, whom always carried with him a medal of the Mater Ecclesiae, after the attack of 13 May 1981 to witness the sign of a heavenly protection.