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Apprx 7" bracelet, round glass moonstone like rosary beads, French religious medallion medal with SAINTE ANNE de BEAUPRE P.P.N. in a raised relief; The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré on the backside. The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is a basilica set along the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.
Nice antique condition. Unusual and special.
From Wikipedia:
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is a village in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec, at the junction of the Sainte Anne river with the St Lawrence, 35 kilometres north-east of the city of Quebec. The population was 2,803 according to the Canada 2006 Census. The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is located in the village.
The village stands in a rolling agricultural country, with hills in the background and is a major Roman Catholic place of pilgrimage. The first church was built by sailors who would often become ship-wrecked off Ile-Oeuf on their way to Quebec City. Saint Anne is the patron saint of sailors. The that church has been burnt and rebuilt over time because of war and neglect.
In addition to the basilica, the village contains numerous religious edifices, the chief being the Scala Santa, built in imitation of the Holy Stairs in Rome.
The Sainte Anne de Beaupré also has the only copy of Michelangelo's Pietà. The original is in the Vatican City.
The basilica is also known as a place of miracles. One of the builders of the original church, Louis Guimont, helped build the church despite having severe scoliosis and needing the aid of a crutch. When the church was complete, he was able to walk independently. Subsequent visitors to the church who have prayed have left their canes, crutches and walking aides behind as testament to their healing. The main wall when you first walk into the basilica is now completely covered with crutches.
Did a little more research...here is St. Anne's prayer:
A Pilgrim’s Prayer
Saint Anne, I have come to honour you and to call upon you in this blessed Shrine of Beaupré. Here, pilgrims have often felt some of the fruits of your goodness, power, and intercession.
Like every true pilgrim, I also have favours to ask of you. I know that you will be
as good to me as you have been, in the past, to thousands of others who have come to implore you in this Shrine.
Saint Anne, you know the grace of which I stand most in need at the present moment, the special favour for which I have undertaken this pilgrimage. Hear my prayer.
I entrust to your care, all of my material and spiritual needs. I commend my family, my country, the Church, and the whole world to you.
Keep me faithful to Christ and His Church and one day, escort me into the Father’s Eternal Home.
Amen.
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