A silver-bronze alloy pendant.

Side A: The Virgin Mary with the legend “Je suis l’immaculée conception”

Side B: The Basilica of Lourdes with the legend “[Sa]nctuaire de N.D. de Lourdes 1858”

As the writing suggests, these pendants, commemorating the apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes, date from the year 1858 onward. Were the Temple Mount and the Lourdes Basilica on the route of the same pilgrim?


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