SAINT ROCH ST ROCCO / ROQUE DOGS FALSELY ACCUSED HANDCRAFTED WOOD 6.75" PLAQUE

Description

Display Size Retablo Plaque:
Approximately
6.75"H x 3.5”W x 1”D
Made by hand in the USA
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Ready to Display (Stand or Hang)
Pictures in Listing Depict Exact Inscription Found on Back of Retablo
This collection represents blessings and protection with patronages and prayers to address most aspects of our daily lives.
Saint Roch  -  Saint Rocco
1348-1376     Feast Day August 16    Patronage: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Falsely Accused, Invoked Against Contagious Diseases
While nursing plague victims, he came down with the infection. He went into the forest so he would not infect anyone else. A dog befriended him, licking his sores clean and bringing him table scraps to eat.
"St. Roch you must have been very kind to have such a loyal companion. I pray to you to keep my beloved dog(s) safe from all harm during his adventures. May she always return home, be healthy, happy and never know any of man's cruelties
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Description:
Patron of Dogs and Dog Lovers, the Falsely Accused and Invoked Against Contagious Diseases.
St. Roch was on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land when he came across a town in Northern Italy that was suffering from the plague. He stayed to nurse the victims and eventually contracted the plague himself. He went into the forest so he would not infect anyone. A dog came and licked his wounds clean. He recovered. After he was well, he returned home. He was so physically changed by his illness, no one recognized him. Thought to be a spy, he was imprisoned. Upon his death, he was finally recognized because of a heart shaped birthmark on his chest. During the middle ages people placed 'Viva St. Roch' above their doors to ward off the plague
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Some people carry saint/angels because it is their patron saint, as a devotion or a reminder of devotion and prayer.  They are also carried as a sort of protection, that is, if the saint/angel is blessed.
People carry pocket saint/angels with devotion, commitment, affection, and love.
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They are d
isplayed in homes to honor the saint/angel or given as gifts of fortune and inspiration, retablos reflect a beloved historical tradition and cultural artistry.
History:
The retablo, or ʻboard behind the altarʼ, was originally created in New Mexico in the 1800ʼs in response to the lack of Bibles and Icons being sent from the church in Rome. The Santero (saint maker) painted retablos from pigment collected and ground from the local surroundings. The boards were hand hewed usually of ponderosa pine or tin. The practice has carried down through the generations and is still done this way today.
Artist: Lynn Garlick:
Her o
riginal designs are hand-carved and painted with watercolor or occasionally oil on the traditionally used ponderosa pine planks. Then the
high quality prints of the originals are
decoupaged onto pine boards, in an old school technique used for the Italian altar screens of medieval Europe and
are finished with polyurethane. These prints are produced with a deep appreciation of the santero and what has come before.