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~ OLD TRADE BEAD ROSARIES ~ |
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What is a Trade Bead? Trade Beads have been a part of human history for 30,000 plus years. And they are basically what they say they are - beads used for trade - a currency of sorts. Here we concentrate mainly on the trade beads used in our early American history, focusing in on the northern part of the US and southern parts of Canada. especially around the Great Lakes area which is rich in history. Beaver fur was very very popular during this time and the Jesuits were very much a part of this in the process of evangelizing the North American indians such as Kateri Tekekwitha below who will become a saint October of 2012. + Oldest known portrait of Kateri Tekakwitha
(please click icon for more info) + ST IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA - N. AMERICAN MARTYRS PERE MARQUETTE - FATHER PAUL VASHON KATERI TEKAKWITHA |
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~ ST IGNATIUS of LOYOLA ~ |
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A GREAT INTERCESSOR Please remember to pray the rosary for St Ignatius. Ask him to intercede for you, especially for vocations. We were inspired to dedicate this rosary to him as he has inspired young men to become Jesuits for centuries. If you purchase one of our rosaries please rededicate to whomever you wish - but first, say a prayer for St Ignatius. |
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(Venice) (EARLY 1900s) A Popular 'drawn' (rosetta) bead used for trade in Africa and with the North American fur traders from the 19c on. Rare and beautiful, no two alike, in their blues, and terra cotta browns. A small rosary, well designed for the pocket. The crucifix is cast from traditional pieces we see on rosaries used by religious. The Paters are wood. +
LEFT: ORANS (to pray) often shown in frescos and walls of catacombs, thought to be ancient figure of Mary. RIGHT: CROSS OVER 100 YEARS OLD. Rosary comes with either, choice av in cart or may be purchased without the rosary. The rosary is made all in one loop following tradition. + All crucifixes, crosses, rosary centers and religious medals are hand cast from vintage and antique pieces in sterling silver and solid bronze. |
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~ NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS ~ |
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"The North American Martyrs, also known as the Canadian Martyrs or the Martyrs of New France, were eight Jesuit missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, who were martyred in the mid-17th century in Canada, in what is now southern Ontario and upstate New York, during the warfare between the Iroquois and the Huron. + NAMES AND DATES OF MARTYRDOM The Martyrs are St. Jean de Brébeuf (1649),St. Noël Chabanel (1649), St. Antoine Daniel (1648), St. Charles Garnier (1649),[2] St. René Goupil (1642), St. Isaac Jogues (1646), St. Jean de Lalande (1646), and St. Gabriel Lalemant (1649). + for more information, please click icon below
THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS IS THE SEED OF THE CHURCH (Tertullian (c. 160 c. 220 AD) + INTERCESSORY PRAYER Ask these Saints as a group or individually (see names above) to intercede in pray for you and your loved ones. Especially pray for tolerance in faith based groups and in our government that they will support our Constitution and First Amendment Rights. We were inspired to dedicate this rosary to them but encourage you to rededicate to whomever you wish. + ABOUT THE BEADS AND CROSS MATTE BLACK ANTIQUES WITH AWALI CHEVRONS We love the combination of the antique matte beads that are a bit irregular in shape with a larger hand made 'Awali Chevrons' from Venice (Late 1800s- early 1900s). These beads were used for trade and have been found around old mission sites. No two ever alike. + CROSS CAST FROM 18c PIECE: The cross used on this series is cast from the late 18c Europe and is available without the rosary. The rosary is made all in one loop following tradition. This design also does not tangle or knot as easily as the pendant design. |
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~ PERE MARQUETTE SJ ~ |
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is known for his travels through the Great Lakes area and west to the Mississippi River which he renamed "The river of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. He established the mission fur trading post in St Ignace between Lakes Michigan and Huron and was well known by the indians in the area who became Christians because of his teachings about the true God. +
Ask Pere Marquette to intercede for you, for vocations. We were inspired to dedicate this rosary to him and encourage you to rededicate to whomever you wish. + ABOUT THE 'RUSSIAN BLUE' TRADE BEADS (Bohemia - CZ) A bit confusing at best! 'Russian Blues' were popular with the Russian fur traders in the Pacific Northwest fur trade (Bering 1741 discovery and continued through the early 19c until the seal and otter population were depleted. The beads were also popular to the Eastern Fur Traders and excavation sites in So Illinois have yielded Russian Blues. (1700s - 1800s) Paters are glass African trades - these are not old, but have not changed over the many year. (melted down old glass containers) Bead caps are antiqued metal. +
CROSS OVER 100 YEARS OLD The cross is cast from the late 18c Europe, typical of those worn by religious. It is available without the rosary. The rosary is made all in one loop following tradition. Does not tangle or knot as easily as the pendant design. + |
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~ FATHER PAUL VASHON ~ |
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In doing research for this series of rosaries inspired to our early priests who came from Europe to evangelize the indians of Canada and what would be North America something happened! One of our guild members, Carol, discovered a relative! This totally confirmed our desire to bring the past into our world today, how close we are to these brave souls from the 16c on. We all have relatives in the back yard of our past that are closer than we realize! She had recently traveled to Canada to visit her heritage and where her mothers family had come from only to discover she had visited the church where Fr Paul Vashon was buried, not knowing they were related! RTB.21130 - PERE
PAUL VACHON SJ: (1656 - 1729)
ABOUT
THE AFRICAN TRADE BEADS
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~ LILY of the MOHAWKS ~ |
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(1656 - 1680) Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Mohawk: "Te-kak-wee-da" also known as 'Lily of the Mohawks' Anglicized as "Kateri" Katherine (1656 April 17, 1680) was a 24 year old Algonquian Native American religious lay woman from New France (present-day New York) and an early convert to Christianity after being shunned by her family and pagan tribe. + Known for her chastity and corporal mortification of the flesh, she is the first Native American woman to be venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. Tekakwitha was beatified by the Blessed Pope John Paul II in 1980 and is scheduled to be canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in October 2012. + 'SPANISH GRIPPE' When she was 4, an (measles / smallpox) epidemic struck her, killing her family. She was left weakened, scarred and with poor eyesight for the rest of her short life. She died when she was 24. Several witnesses including two Jesuit priests saw the scars leave her face shortly after her death. Many suffered from these outbreaks believed brought by the white man from Spain and France who passed it to the vulnerable indians who in turn infected groups of white men in other areas. + BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS She followed the generation of saints John de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions from the North American Martyrs confirming the ancient belief that the blood of martyrs is the seed of the church (Tertullian (c. 160 c. 220 AD) +
The fairest flower that ever bloomed among red men."
+ ABOUT THE AFRICAN TRADE BEADS PATER BEADS: these are not old but the same type of primitive, irregular and roughly made glass bead from Africa was traded in New France and have not changed) The cross used on this series is cast from the late 18c Europe and is available without the rosary. The rosary is made all in one loop following tradition. (The Ave beads are rattan and are creamier than the camera eye shows and the marks are lighter.) + All crucifixes, crosses, rosary centers and religious medals are handcast from vintage and antique pieces in sterling silver and solid bronze - note pricing may change without notice as silver prices fluctuate. |
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Our vision is to provide the finest handmade rosaries, chaplets and other fine religious art forms for personal worship we can make using the best supplies available. The Guild believes the work of our hands should give visual Glory to God, therefore for us, the best for you is very, very important. + SHARING FREEDOM WITH FUTURE GENERATIONS for more information enter key words in search above + The following links for prayer - Our Lady responds. Our Lady of Guadalupe patroness of the preborn HISTORY - CHAPLETS - PRAYER GALLERY - UNBORN Immaculate Conception, patroness of America HISTORY in US SINCE 1493 St Michael the Archangel - a new interest in intercessory prayer for our concerns today including communion of saints CHAPLETS - PRAYER - 9 BEAD CHAPLETS COMMUNION OF SAINTS CHAPLETS + see more on the early trade bead rosaries FATHER BARAGA - PADRE BEADS TOP OF PAGE |
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