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Figure 16. Pieta medal<br />

Much like the pieta ring, this style depicts Mary holding the body of Christ below the<br />

cross following the crucifixion. This style medal will often have the communion scene<br />

on the back.<br />

Figure 17. Sacred Heart Medal.<br />

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is one of the oldest Catholic devotions, still in<br />

use today <strong>and</strong> widely popular in France during the 17-eighteenth century.<br />

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