Wooden cross "Salesian" (Salesian) 20,5 cm

Salesian Congregation or Society of St. St. Francis de Sales was founded by St. Francis de Sales. St. John Bosco in the second half of the 19th century. in Turin.

The outward sign of the missionaries' consecration, dressed like diocesan priests, was to be the Saletine cross: "In order to distinguish themselves, they will wear only the special cross of Our Lady of La Salette, which will constantly remind them of the purpose and intrinsic spirituality of their vocation" (Règles provisoires, 4). Cross with pincers and a hammer (symbols of Christ's passion and death), modeled on the one Mary was wearing at the apparition.

Dimensions of the cross:

• width: 9.5 cm
• height 20.5 cm
• 1.1 cm deep