Vintage Mexican 1990s Milagro Cross Gold Amulets Wooden Cross Charms Talisman

Description: RARE Mexican Milagro Cross Gold Tone Amulets Wooden Handmade Cross Lucky Charms Talisman Miracle Art Religious folk art containing milagros--the word means "miracles" in Spanish and refer to small metal religious charms--nailed onto a wooden bud cross, the buds on all four ends representing a newly flowering faith. In Mexico, milagros are used as a matter of faith where a person will ask a favor a saint, and then, in order to repay the saint after the favor has been granted, make a pilgrimage to the shrine of that saint, and take a milagro and leave it there. These milagros are typically pinned to some object of devotion in the shrine, and often a small prayer of thanks is added, written of a piece of paper. People also might carry a milagro with them in order to get its benefit. For instance, a curandera - a spiritual healer - might bless a milagro and recommend that the person carry it in her pocketbook or on her person, in order to cure a physical ailment or to ward off evil, or bring about a change of fortune. If you have an ailment in your foot, you might carry a foot milagro. And milagros are so beautifully charming that they have become small folk art pieces in their own right. These Milagros are gold tone, and they include icons like the Virgen de Guadalupe, lucky horseshoe, legs, arms, hands, and other organs, animals of various types, and many more. The Milagros are a non-precious metal. The cross is from the late 1990s. The cross measures 7.5" wide by 9.5" tall. It weighs almost two pounds unpacked. There is a hole on the back for hanging. In good vintage condition.

Price: 99 USD

Location: Darien, Illinois

End Time: 2025-01-31T01:11:17.000Z

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