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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Iconodule, post: 11375617, member: 91417&quot;]It is a St. Christopher medal (not Joseph). Christopher was a patron saint of travelers, and there was a medieval legend that if a person looked at an image of Christopher, s/he would die only in a state of grace (having made confession &amp; received absolution) that day. (Popularly it became shortened to &quot;would not die that day.&quot;)&nbsp; Christopher carrying the Christ Child refers to the legend that he carried the Christ Child across a river, with the child growing heavier &amp; heavier (carrying the weight of the sins of the world).&nbsp; In 1969, the Vatican removed Christopher&#039;s feast day (along with many others) from the liturgical calendar for lack of historical evidence of their existence. These redacted saints were often the most popular and the most frequently depicted saints, whose legendary lives were told in the <i>Golden Legend</i>. But people still wear St. Christopher medals, so you can sell that separately.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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