ST ELIZABETH PREGNANCY MOTHER OF JOHN THE BAPTIST HANDCRAFT WOOD POCKET RETABLO

Description

Pocket Size Retablo:
Approximately
3
½
” x 1 ½”  -
Made by hand in the USA
This collection represents blessings and protection with patronages and prayers to address most aspects of our daily lives.
Inscription on back: (see pictures)
St Elizabeth - 1st Century BC - Feast Day November 5th
Patronage: Pregnant Women
"Holy Saint Elizabeth, blessed mother of the Baptist, watch over me and my unborn baby. May we both be safe,  healthy
and
happy through this pregnancy
."
Description:
Elizabeth was an older, barren, relative of the Virgin Mary. The Archangel Gabriel came to Zachary, her husband, and announced that she would have a son. Zachary fell dumb. When Mary came to visit her, it is said that Elizabeth's child, John the Baptist, leapt in her womb at the recognition of the Christ in Mary's womb. When Herod came to slaughter the babies, Elizabeth fled to a mountain that opened up and hid her and John. Zachary was killed by Herod's men, after which Elizabeth went out into the desert and raised her son John the Baptist.
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Carry a pocket saint/angel:
Some people carry saint/angels because it is their patron saint, as a devotion or a reminder of devotion and prayer.  They are also carried as a sort of protection, that is, if the saint/angel is blessed.
People carry pocket saint/angels with devotion, commitment, affection, and love.
Display a retablo:
They are d
isplayed in homes to honor the saint/angel or given as gifts of fortune and inspiration, retablos reflect a beloved historical tradition and cultural artistry.
History:
The retablo, or ʻboard behind the altarʼ, was originally created in New Mexico in the 1800ʼs in response to the lack of Bibles and Icons being sent from the church in Rome. The Santero (saint maker) painted retablos from pigment collected and ground from the local surroundings. The boards were hand hewed usually of ponderosa pine or tin. The practice has carried down through the generations and is still done this way today.
Artist: Lynn Garlick:
Her o
riginal designs are hand-carved and painted with watercolor or occasionally oil on the traditionally used ponderosa pine planks. Then the
high quality prints of the originals are
decoupaged onto pine boards, in an old school technique used for the Italian altar screens of medieval Europe and
are finished with polyurethane. These prints are produced with a deep appreciation of the santero and what has come before.