Perpetua Medal Choose One:1" Wide – w/chain Saint Philomena has become very

Saint Philomena has become very popular in recent times because her grave was only discovered in the 19th Century

The lamb is a symbol of Christ

–Enclosed in a tight-fitting

One part of Lucia's story that is not widely known is that she was already an extremely devout child before the apparitions

not just a figure from history

Perpetua Medal Choose One:1" Wide – w/chain Saint Philomena has become veryI painted the original with acrylics and colored pencils. The medal is a detail of that painting, which portrays Saint Perpetua, who died in the Colosseum with her disciple Saint Felicity in the 3rd Century AD. They both had to give away their babies before being fed to the wild animals in their total surrender to Christ. The palm branch in the background symbolizes martyrdom. It is said that when the crowd observed the two young mothers clinging to