St. Philomena Heroic Virtue handcrafted leather key chain
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The St. Philomena keychain is handcrafted using beautiful veg tan leather that is free of any chemical treatment. The dimensions of the almond shape of the leather is 1.75" (wide) x 2.25" (high). The nickel plated keychain ring is a silver color. This key chain is an ideal size for pocket or purse.
Currently this is only available in the Chestnut brown, made with the highest quality leather of Herman Oak.
The front side shows the symbols of St. Philomena's purity and vow of virginity to Christ - the lily, also symbols of her martyrdom are depicted showing the anchor and arrows. Filia Luminus, "Daughter of Light" was a name given to St. Philomena by her parents when they miraculously conceived her after years of trying to have a leather The key chain comes with a beautifully designed product tag about Heroic Virtue that adds to the beauty of the keychain presentation as a gift.
About St. Philomena - source Wiki:According to Maria Luisa di Gesù, Philomena told her she was the daughter of a king in Greece who, with his wife, had converted to Christianity. At the age of about 13, she took a vow of virginity forChrist's sake. When the EmperorDiocletianthreatened to make war on her father, her father went with his family to Rome to ask for peace. The Emperor "fell in love" with the young Philomena and, when she refused to be his wife, subjected her to a series of torments:scourging, from whose effects two angels cured her; drowning with an anchor attached to her (two angels cut the rope and raised her to the river bank); and being shot with arrows (on the first occasion her wounds were healed; on the second, the arrows turned aside; and on the third, they returned and killed six of the archers, after which several of the others became Christians). Finally, the Emperor had her decapitated. The story goes that the decapitation occurred on a Friday at three in the afternoon, as with the death of Jesus. The two anchors, three arrows, the palm, and the ivy leaf on the tiles found in the tomb were interpreted as symbols of her martyrdom.[5]In the Neapolitan tertiary's account, Philomena also revealed that her birthday was 10 January,[5]that her martyrdom occurred on 10 August (the date also of the arrival of her relics in Mugnano del Cardinale),[6]and that her name "Filumena" meant "daughter of light" (from Latin "filia" and "lumen"; however, it is usually taken to be derived from Greek φιλουμένηphilouménē(hence Latin "u" for "ου") meaning "beloved").[6]
