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

Altar front or antipendio, coat of arms of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. Plaster or stucco. XIX-XX centuries. Altar front made of plaster or stucco, which has a finish resembling stone, except for the central piece. This rectangular strip has a golden finish and a fine relief with leaves of a clear Gothic reminiscence, leaving a square with lobes on the inside in the center and vegetal details on the outside; this square shelters a polychrome shield. The shield used by the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) is a derivation of the seal of the same, defined in its statutes of 1764. On a blue background, there are three mountains, with the cross flanked by the spear and a sponge in a vara and the abbreviated names of Jesus (IS intertwined) and Mary (AM intertwined); on the Latin cross, an eye with luminous rays; on top of all these elements, an open crown. This Congregation was founded in 1732 by San Alfonso María de Ligorio in Scala (Italy), and approved by the Vatican in 1749. In Madrid, the construction of the Sanctuary of Perpetuo Socorro Parish in neo-Gothic style by the architect and Redemptorist brother was of great importance Gusttave Knockaert (with Neo-Gothic being the most common style in the Congregation during the second half of the 19th century, above all).

· Size: 120x5x59 cms.