ANTEPENDIUM OR ALTAR FRONTAL; WITH REDEMPTORIST COAT OF ARMS. PLASTER OR STUCCO. 19TH-20TH CENTURIES.

Altar front or antipendium, shield of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. Plaster or stucco. 19th-20th centuries. Altar front made of plaster or stucco, which has a stone-like finish, except in the central piece. This rectangular strip has a golden finish and a fine relief with leaves with clear Gothic memories, leaving a square in the center with lobes on the inside and plant details on the outside; This square houses a polychrome shield. The shield used by the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) is a derivation of its seal, defined in its statutes of 1764. On a blue background, three mountains are located, with the cross flanked by the lance and a sponge on one rod and the abbreviated names of Jesus (IS intertwined) and Mary (AM intertwined); on the Latin cross, an eye with luminous rays; Above all these elements, an open crown. This Congregation was founded in 1732 by Saint Alfonso María de Ligorio in Scala (Italy), and approved by the Vatican in 1749. In Madrid, the construction of the Sanctuary of Perpetual Help Parish in neo-Gothic style by the architect and Redemptorist brother was of great importance. Gusttave Knockaert (thus, Neo-Gothic was the most common style in the Congregation during the second half of the 19th century, above all).

· Size: 120x5x59 cms.