Cameo Catholic Brooches

I was inspired to create these brooches using these beautiful porcelain cameos. One cameo depicting Our Blessed Mother with Baby Jesus and the other with Infant of Prague using a vintage raw brass setting and adorning them with crystals and flower.

I wanted to try something different besides bracelets and necklaces and I really loved the outcome of these pieces

Virgin Mary Cameo Locket Shrine Religious Necklace

"Madonna of the Grapes"

Grapes represent : fruitfullness, gladness, and ripe harvest. Not least of these the symbol of the wine our Lord used at the Last Supper to consecrate into His precious Blood

On this necklace I used natural Amethyst "The Spiritual Stone" AMETHYST: "The Spiritual Stone" RELIGIOUS MEANING: It is mentioned in the Bible (Ex. 28:17-20) as one of the twelve stones in the Breastplate of the High Priest and again mentioned in (Rev. 21:19-20) as one of the stones in the wall of the Heavenly City.

Inside locket I created a shrine to Our Blessed Mother using an image from a card, a tiny handpainted pocket statue of Infant of Prague, tiny medal of Our Lady of Lourdes and Hail Mary beads from broken vintage Rosary

"By His Wounds" Catholic Locket Shrine Necklace

"By His Wounds"

"By His wounds we are healed"

Prayer to Christ in His Passion and Death

Hail, sweet Jesus! Praise, honor, and glory be to Thee,

O Christ, who of Thine own accord didst embrace death,

and, recommending Thyself to Thy heavenly Father,

bowing down Thy venerable head, didst yield up Thy spirit.

Truly thus giving up Thy life for Thy sheep,

Thou hast shown Thyself to be a good shepherd.

Thou didst die, O only-begotten Son of God.

Thou didst die, O my beloved Saviour, that I might live forever.

O how great hope, how great confidence have

I reposed in Thy death and Thy Blood!

I glorify and praise Thy Holy Name,

acknowledging my infinite obligations to Thee.

O good Jesus, by Thy bitter death and Passion,

give me grace and pardon.

Give unto the faithful departed rest and life everlasting.

Amen.

ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS

I created this locket shrine necklace as a reminder of Our Lord's ultimate sacrifice for us

I used a vintage pearl necklace with a 14K clasp, a vintage acrylic cameo of Our Lord with crown of thorns "Ecce Homo"

Inside locket I created a shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Infant of Prague and St. Anthony

Infant of Prague Watch Shrine Religious Necklace

History

The exact origin of the Infant Jesus statue was not truly known, but historical sources point to a small 28cm high sculpture of the Holy Child with a bird in his right hand carved in around the year 1340. Many other Infant Jesus sculptures were also carved by famous masters throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.

The popularity of the Child Jesus grew in the Baroque period in Spain which may have been caused by the visions of St. Teresa of Avila. A number of sculptures made in Spain eventually found their way to Prague. These sculptures were made of wax, ivory, and bronze and were dressed in garments reflecting the aristocratic fashion of that period.

It is unknown to this date which of those early sculptures that got to Prague was the exact origin of the Infant Jesus of Prague. It was speculated that it came from a monastery in Bohemia and from there it was obtained by Dona Isabella Manrique who gave it as a wedding gift to her daughter Marie Manrique who married a noble of the Czech kingdom. Later, the Holy Infant statue was again given to Marie's daughter Polyxena as a wedding gift in 1587. In 1628, Lady Polyxena presented the statue to the Carmelites at the Church of the Virgin Mary the Victorious in Mala Strana saying, "I am giving you what I most esteem of my possessions. Keep the sculpture in reference and you will be well off". This statue then became known as the Infant Jesus of Prague. It stands 47 cm high (includes a 2cm base) and has a long gown around the wax body.

Shortly after 1628, the Saxons and the Swedes took turns to invade Prague and the Carmelites had to flee and the veneration of the Holy Infant ceased. It was not until 1638 that a young priest named Fr. P. Cyril, a Matre Dei, returned to Prague and found the Holy Infant statue buried in the ruins of the Lady of Victory church. Fr. Cyril cleaned the statue and placed it in the oratory for worship. While he was praying before the Infant Jesus, he heard the Infant Jesus say, "Have pity on Me and I will have pity on you. Give Me My hands and I will give you peace. The more you honor Me, the more I will bless you".

The repairing of the statue's hand was a miracle since Fr. Cyril and his peers did not have the financial resources nor the know-how to repair it. Through prayer, Fr. Cyril asked the Blessed Virgin Mary in several occasions to to provide the necessary funds for fixing the Infant statue. The Divine Infant spoke to him again, "Place Me near the entrance of the sacristy and you will receive aid". Fr. Cyril then did what he was told and in a few days time, the statue was fixed by a man who came to the sacristy to offer help.

Since the statue was fixed, a number of miracles had occurred and the word began to spread, resulting in a large increase of veneration to the Holy Child. This includes the Czech nobles as well. These early miracles were recorded in a book by P. Emerich a St Stephano, published in German in 1736 and in Czech in 1749 .

In 1641, an altar was built for the Infant Jesus in the church, and in 1644 a chapel was built, but was not completed until 1654. Many nobles of the time had greatly supported the Infant Jesus, among them were Lady Polyxena, King Ferdinard (Czech), King Charles Gustav(Sweden), and Bernard Ignatius of the Lords of Martinic. It is interesting to note that the crown over the Divine Infant's head came from Bernard Ignatius, who presented the Infant statue with a little gold crown set with precious stones and jewels on January 14, 1651 during a procession that carried the Infant Jesus statue from the Lady of Victory church to other Prague churches. The Infant Jesus was solemnly coronated on April 4, 1655 by the Archbishop Josef Corta acting for Cardinal Harrach III who was sick.

After that period, Prague went through more wars and unrest but the church and the Infant Jesus chapel was miraculously protected. In 1776 the altar was rebuilt using marble and two huge sculptures of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph were placed to the left and right sides of the altar. The Holy Infant was kept in a glass case standing on a pedestal engraved with crystals, and surrounding the Infant were twenty angels in gold.

These are one of my favorite necklaces to make because you can see inside the locket watch pendant and it makes it more special

I made this necklace honoring Our Child Jesus Infant of Prague. I used a vintage pocket statue with beautiful design, a vintage medal of Child Jesus and a tiny cross adorned with rhinestones and vintage pearls

Virgin Mary Cameo Locket Shrine Religious Necklace

It is very fulfilling for me to finish a piece of jewelry in honor of Our Blessed Mother and all the Divine, but these special necklaces are beyond words for me.

When I get the inspiration to create one, I have no idea what I will ad and once I attach the cameo to the lace it seems like everything else just keeps coming to life wanting to be in a piece of this style and the end result is just amazing for me always.

To this piece I added vintage jewelry pieces, many vintage and new pearls and some beautiful rhinestones making it a hefty piece.

Inside locket shrine I added a beautiful color image of Infant of Prague a tiny pocket statue of St. Christopher and tiny Virgin Mary medal with vintage rhinestones

OL Lourdes Soil Reliquary Locket Religious Necklace

O Immaculate Virgin Mary,

Mother of Mercy,

you are the refuge of sinners,

the health of the sick,

and the comfort of the afflicted.

You know my wants,

my troubles, my sufferings.

By your appearance at the Grotto of Lourdes

you made it a privileged sanctuary

where your favors are given to people

streaming to it from the whole world.

Over the years countless sufferers

have obtained the cure for their infirmities -

whether of soul, mind, or body.

Therefore I come to you

with limitless confidence

to implore your motherly intercession.

Obtain, O loving Mother,

the grant of my requests.

Through gratitude for Your favors,

I will endeavor to imitate Your virtues,

that I may one day share in Your glory.

Amen.

I was given by a special person a beautiful medal with Lourdes Soil encased on the back and wanted me to use it in one of my creations and after much thought between a bracelet and a necklace, I opted to make a reliquary locket necklace using this beautiful medal.

I added a beautiful one decade rosary with angel center

Besides the relic medal of Lourdes Soil, I added a vintage Sacred Heart of Jesus medal and angels picture from a prayer card. I used vintage lace as well.

Infant of Prague and Saint Medals Charm Bracelet

I am blessed to have such a wonderful friend that she found this very unique medal of Infant of Prague and sent it to me to make something special with this beautiful medal.

The uniqueness is that is a thick medal with metal backing similar to a pillow finish. Love the image as well.

I added many other Catholic medals including Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, Our Lady of Lourdes, Archangel St. Raphael, St. Therese, Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Clare and others.

I used beautiful and colorful glass wedding cake beads as well as multi color glass beads.

Jesus Locket Altered Art Necklace

I created another inspirational and meaningful altered art locket necklace.

I created it as a shrine to Our Lord, Infant of Prague and St. Martin de Porres to be able to carry with you all the time.



The cameo I set it in a beautiful ornate setting and then added it to the locket and adorning it with beautiful amber color rhinestones.

St. Martin de Porres
(He was venerated from the day of his death. Many miraculous cures, including raising the dead attributed to Brother Martin. First black American saint. Also known as Martin of Charity; the Saint of the Broom (for his devotion to his work, no matter how menial) Established an orphanage and children’s hospital for the poor children of the slums. Set up a shelter for the stray cats and dogs and nursed them back to health. Lived in self-imposed austerity, never ate meat, fasted continuously, and spent much time in prayer and meditation with a great devotion to the Holy Eucharist.

Inside locket I added a tiny pocket statue of Infant of Prague, medal of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, tiny cross, three Hail Mary beads from vintage broken rosary.

Other side I added a picture of St. Martin de Porres from prayer card.

Heavenly Father, You have sent angels to relay Your messages to us, to protect us from danger, and to rescue us from the Evil One. I thank You for the precious gift of these holy guardians that You assigned to me and my loved ones. O Lord, give us Your help through our angels to fend off the evil spirits that tempt us, that send us deceptive messages, that try to cause divisions, and all others who seek the ruin of our souls. I also pray that the guardian angels of my church, my town and my nation will have all the strength and power they need to protect us from the snares and attacks of wickedness. Guardian angels, pray for us. Amen.

If you love angels and believe in angels as much as I do, this is a perfect necklace I created in their honor. They are such faithful and loving companions that is not a day I thank them and ask for their intervention.

They are so wonderful that most of the time, when you have already built a report with them, they will work with you for the honor and Glory of Our Lord and Blessed Mother with us.

I have had so many beautiful and extraordinary experiences with angels and my most recent one was when I was going to create this necklace.

I had the inspiration to create one and I started with the dichroic glass pendant, I added a beautiful medal of an angel and adorned it with rhinestones and that is all I had of angels or an angel and I was going to put it away until I collected more angels. I wasn't even planning to go looking for them, maybe on the following weeks I would do it, but I guess they had another plan for me.

As I was going to place the glass away, I heard in my head the name of St. Vincent de Paul and had the urge to go and I just remembered that here in Tucson there is a St. Vincent de Paul thrift store and I just had the impulse to go, I didn't know what I would go look for or what I would find and left.

To my surprise, I found the rest of the angels in my necklace, all the broaches, including the angel on front of cameo, which I tought it was so wonderful to be able to find them all in one place, even the cashier mention that was strange they had so many angels.

I guess it was meant for me to finish this necklace in their honor as well in the honor of St. Jude and Infant of Prague, everything just came together the same day and I'm so pleased with the result and my beautiful experience.

I just love this little angel, so whimsical, but yet so peaceful

Virgin Mary Altered Art Locket Shrine Catholic Necklace

Give us a heart as beautiful, pure,
and spotless as yours.
A heart like yours,
so full of love and humility.
May we be able to receive Jesus
as the Bread of Life,
to love Him as you loved Him,
to serve Him under the mistreated face of the poor.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

I was inspired to create another locket shrine necklace using a beautiful resin cameo with gold finish and adorned it with faux pearls and a beautiful vintage pendant, which was originally an earring.

I used a beautiful vintage carved bone pendant to hang locket. This bone pendant I have been saving it for years until I would find the right moment or necklace to use it on and today was that day that came together with this beautiful cameo in honor of Our Blessed Mother and Our Loving Baby Jesus.

Inside locket shrine I added a beautiful color image of Our Blessed Mother holding Sacred Heart of Jesus as baby. On other side I added a tiny pocket statue of Infant of Prague, angel, porcelain flower and a beautiful crystal set in lace.

Virgin Mary Cameo Altered Art Shrine Religious Necklace

I created another special locket shrine altered art necklace in honor of Our Blessed Mother with Baby Jesus, St. Jude and Infant of Prague.

I used amber and a stunning blister mother of pearl shell pendant and vintage cameo.

Inside locket I added a beautiful picture of Infant of Prague. On other side I added a tiny pocket statue of St. Jude, three Hail Mary beads from vintage rosary, tiny medal of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, tiny cross and a polymer rose, all set in vintage lace.

Virgin Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Locket Shrine Necklace

August Queen of Heaven,
sovereign Queen of Angels,
you who at the beginning
received from God
the power and the mission to crush the head of satan,
we beseech you humbly,
send your Holy legions so that,
on your orders and by your power,
they will track down demons,
fight them everywhere,
curb their audacity and plunge them into the abyss.

Who can be compared to God?
Oh good and tender Mother,
you will always be our love and our hope.

Oh Divine Mother,
send the Holy Angels and Archangels to defend me
and to keep the cruel enemy far from me.

Holy Angels and Archangels defend us,
protect us.

Amen.

I created this necklace in honor of Our Blessed Mother as "Queen of Angels" and shrine to Our Beautiful Lady of Miraculous Medal and Infant of Prague, using a beautiful porcelain cameo of Virgin Mary being crowned by two angels and surrounded by rhinestones.

I also added a beautiful rhinestone cross, a stunning large goldtone angel with mandolin and other misc. angels all in vintage chain.

Shrine is inside locket

On this locket shrine I used a beautiful figural image of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal set in vintage lace and adding a heart and rhinestones. On other side of cameo I added a beautiful color picture of Infant of Prague

Our Lady of Lourdes Locket Shrine Catholic Necklace

HOLY WATER OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES

O ever Immaculate Virgin, mother of mercy, health of the sick, refuge of sinners, comforter of the afflicted, you know my needs, my troubles, my sufferings, cast me a look of pity. By appearing in the Grotto of Lourdes, you were pleased to make it a privileged sanctuary, whence you dispense your favours, and already many sufferers have obtained the cure of their infirmities, both spiritual and corporal, I come, therefore, with the most unbounded confidence & implore your maternal intercession.

I created this unique necklace in honor of Our Blessed Lady of Lourdes shrine-style necklace.

I added a vintage cameo of Our Lady of Lourdes. Inside of locket I created a shrine in honor of Our Most Faithful Sacred Heart of Jesus and infant of Prague.

I also added a unique image of risen Christ and other Vintage medals

As you will see in this picture I assembled a shrine inside the locket using a tiny pocket statue of Sacred Heart of Jesus, tiny cross, Sacred Heart Pin and Hail Mary and Our Father beads from vintage broken rosary and on other side I included a picture of Infant of Prague.

Infant of Prague Relgious Saints Medals Charm Bracelet

INFANT OF PRAGUE


The devotion to the Holy Child Jesus has long been a tradition of the Catholic Church for a very long time. This devotion is a veneration of our Lord's sacred Infancy. Many saints had a very strong devotion to the Divine Child, notably St. Therese of the Child Jesus, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Anthony of Padua, and St. Teresa of Avila.

Prague is the capitol city of the Czech Republic, which is at the very central of Europe with Germany, Poland, Russia and Austria as its neighbours. The history of the Infant Jesus of Prague started in the 17th century when a statue of the Infant Jesus was brought into Bohemia (now Czech Republic) and eventually was given to the Discalced Carmelites in Prague. Since then, the statue has remained in Prague and has drawn many devotees worldwide to go and honor the Holy Child. Many graces, blessings, favors and miraculous healings have been received by many who petitioned before the Infant Jesus.

History

The exact origin of the Infant Jesus statue was not truly known, but historical sources point to a small 28cm high sculpture of the Holy Child with a bird in his right hand carved in around the year 1340. Many other Infant Jesus sculptures were also carved by famous masters throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.

The popularity of the Child Jesus grew in the Baroque period in Spain which may have been caused by the visions of St. Teresa of Avila. A number of sculptures made in Spain eventually found their way to Prague. These sculptures were made of wax, ivory, and bronze and were dressed in garments reflecting the aristocratic fashion of that period.

It is unknown to this date which of those early sculptures that got to Prague was the exact origin of the Infant Jesus of Prague. It was speculated that it came from a monastery in Bohemia and from there it was obtained by Dona Isabella Manrique who gave it as a wedding gift to her daughter Marie Manrique who married a noble of the Czech kingdom. Later, the Holy Infant statue was again given to Marie's daughter Polyxena as a wedding gift in 1587. In 1628, Lady Polyxena presented the statue to the Carmelites at the Church of the Virgin Mary the Victorious in Mala Strana saying, "I am giving you what I most esteem of my possessions. Keep the sculpture in reference and you will be well off" (*FN1*). This statue then became known as the Infant Jesus of Prague. It stands 47 cm high (includes a 2cm base) and has a long gown around the wax body.

Shortly after 1628, the Saxons and the Swedes took turns to invade Prague and the Carmelites had to flee and the veneration of the Holy Infant ceased. It was not until 1638 that a young priest named Fr. P. Cyril, a Matre Dei, returned to Prague and found the Holy Infant statue buried in the ruins of the Lady of Victory church. Fr. Cyril cleaned the statue and placed it in the oratory for worship. While he was praying before the Infant Jesus, he heard the Infant Jesus say, "Have pity on Me and I will have pity on you. Give Me My hands and I will give you peace. The more you honor Me, the more I will bless you". (*FN2*)

The repairing of the statue's hand was a miracle since Fr. Cyril and his peers did not have the financial resources nor the know-how to repair it. Through prayer, Fr. Cyril asked the Blessed Virgin Mary in several occasions to to provide the necessary funds for fixing the Infant statue. The Divine Infant spoke to him again, "Place Me near the entrance of the sacristy and you will receive aid" (*FN3*). Fr. Cyril then did what he was told and in a few days time, the statue was fixed by a man who came to the sacristy to offer help.

Since the statue was fixed, a number of miracles had occurred and the word began to spread, resulting in a large increase of veneration to the Holy Child. This includes the Czech nobles as well. These early miracles were recorded in a book by P. Emerich a St Stephano, published in German in 1736 and in Czech in 1749 (*FN4*).

In 1641, an altar was built for the Infant Jesus in the church, and in 1644 a chapel was built, but was not completed until 1654. Many nobles of the time had greatly supported the Infant Jesus, among them were Lady Polyxena, King Ferdinard (Czech), King Charles Gustav(Sweden), and Bernard Ignatius of the Lords of Martinic. It is interesting to note that the crown over the Divine Infant's head came from Bernard Ignatius, who presented the Infant statue with a little gold crown set with precious stones and jewels on January 14, 1651 during a procession that carried the Infant Jesus statue from the Lady of Victory church to other Prague churches. The Infant Jesus was solemnly coronated on April 4, 1655 by the Archbishop Josef Corta acting for Cardinal Harrach III who was sick.

After that period, Prague went through more wars and unrest but the church and the Infant Jesus chapel was miraculously protected. In 1776 the altar was rebuilt using marble and two huge sculptures of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph were placed to the left and right sides of the altar. The Holy Infant was kept in a glass case standing on a pedestal engraved with crystals, and surrounding the Infant were twenty angels in gold.

Virgin Mary, Infant of Prague and St. Barbara Shrine-Style Locket Catholic Necklace

I wanted to create another shrine-style locket necklace. This time in honor of Our Blessed Mother, Infant of Prague and St. Barbara.

I used a vintage tiny pocket statue of Infant of Prague adding a one decade rosary beads from a vintage rosary and on other side of locket a picture of St. Barbara and a resin cameo of Our Blessed Mother on front of cameo.

To chain of necklace I added a beautiful center locket of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, One decade Rosary with vintage beads and center other vintage medals and charms and coral.

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