6pc Patron Saints of Healing St Servatius Foot Leg Ailments Healing Holy Card with Medal

During times of illness,disease or a life challenge, nothing is more important than to offer prayerand to join with others in assurance of these prayers. In addition to prayer, the Saints protect us against harm, help strengthen ourfaith and offer spiritual guidance and healing. They are our models of prayerand their intercession helps present powerful prayers of healing to God onour behalf. Our Patron Saints of Healing line offers hope and comfort to those whoseek healing through the intercession of the Saints. Each holy card and medalset includes a high-quality prayer card that contains novena prayers specificto the affliction, a short biography of the patron saint and an oxidized silverpatron saint medal. Holy Card: Full-Color Cardstock 2 1?2" W x 4" H Saint Medal: Oxidized Silver 1" H Includes a full-color holy card with two healing prayers, a saint biography and an oxidized silver patron saint medal. Saint Servatius was born in Armenia during thefourth century and was said to be a distant relativeto Our Savior and to Saint John the Baptist. Servatius became a priest and guardian of the HolySepulcher in Jerusalem. While in Jerusalem, he hada vision in which he was ordered to go to Tongresto succeed Bishop Valentine. Servatius had beenbishop of Tongres for several years when the Hunsthreatened to invade the city. In 382, as a refuge,Servatius took a pilgrimage to Rome where he hadanother vision. Saint Peter told him that Tongreswould be destroyed and to move his see toMaastricht. Peter also handed Servatius the keyto the Gates of Heaven, which gave him the powerto forgive sins, and to open or lock the Gates. No more than a few days after his relocationto Maastricht, Servatius fell ill with fever from aninfection in his leg. He died on May 13, 384. Saint Servatius is recognized today as the patronof those who suffer with foot or leg ailments.His feast day is May 13th. Saint Servatius, Pray for Us.