Notre Mère and Saint Aloysius Gonzaga - Médaille par L. Penin à Lyon ND

Reverse

Within an oval studded with small crosses, Saint Louis de Gonzague, haloed and facing front, stands facing left, holding Jesus on the cross with both hands. At the exergue, in a medallion, the symbol of the Society of Jesus (Monogram of Christ), of which Saint Aloysius was a member. Latin legend all around, in a four-lobed floral design.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
✚ S. ALOYSI GONZAGUA
ORA PRO NOBIS ✚
IHS

Engraver: Ludovic Penin

Edge

Plain

Comment

Louis de Gonzague (Italian: Luigi Gonzaga), born March 9, 1568 in Castiglione delle Stiviere and died June 21, 1591 in Rome, was a member of the House of Gonzaga and a Jesuit student who died serving the plague victims. He was canonized in 1726. (Wikipedia)