Vintage Religious Medals

Vintage religious Church War Cross pendant medal- is it marked on the back W & H Co. (Whitehead & Hoag). This medal measures approximately 1 inch tall without the bail. Whitehead & Hoag was in business from 1890- to about 1960. This is a vintage medal, not a new medal. "The Episcopal Church Service Cross was the first cross to be approved by the military for our troops. Its circular shape prevents injuries from the ends of the arms of the cross during strenuous physical military activity. From the Archives of the Episcopal Church about this cross: The Church War Cross was designed under the direction of Mrs. James De Wolf Perry during World War I for the Army and Navy Commission of the Church. Each Episcopalian entering the Armed Forces was presented with one and the same cross was used during World War II. The Episcopal Church Service Cross carries the design of the ancient Crusader's Cross, the five-fold cross symbolic of the five wounds of our L...

Vintage pink glass rosary with aluminum connector and crucifix. All 59 beads are present- this is a small, delicate rosary that measures approximately 12 inches long when held as a drop.

Vintage religious medal of the Virgin Mary - the front says MATKO POD TWOJA OBRONE - which I believe translates to Mother Under Your Defense. Or Under your protection. The back says pamiatka z rzymu which is Souvenir from rome. The shield measures1 & 7/16ths inches tall and comes with a small length of chain.

Vintage religious St Giles medal - marked Sterling and Bliss (Bliss Manufacturing) on the back. This medal measures approximately 9/16ths of an inch tall including the bail. It is a very small medal- suitable for charm bracelets or perhaps a more delicate pendant necklace. St Giles is the patron saint of beggars; blacksmiths; breast cancer; breast feeding; cancer patients; disabled people; Edinburgh (Scotland); epilepsy; noctiphobics; forests; hermits; horses; lepers; mental illness; outcasts; poor people; rams; spur makers; and sterility. -Taken from Wikipedia

St Blaise religious medal. The medal measures approximately 1 inch tall including the bail. I'm pretty sure this is a modern charm or medal. Craft away! Saint Blaise is the patron saint of Animals, builders, choking, veterinarians, throats, infants, , Italy, Sicily, stonecutters, carvers, and wool workers. Taken from Wikipedia