{"product_id":"mi004","title":"Large blue coloured Memento Mori Skull, Rosary sacramentals, Memento mori Rosary beads, Holy Souls Sacramentals.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a Memento Mori, meaning 'remember that you must die.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA 12mm skull in a blue Howlite style gemstone with a silver plated wire twist and a small lobster clip. This enable's you to clip it to your Rosary, or other sacramentals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA brief outline of why Skulls are not used as a morbid symbol but quite the opposite:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe skull bead on a rosary is meant to provide a focus for contemplating one’s mortality. A memento mori rosary reminds us of our mortality and that we will one day die and stand before the Lord Jesus, our soul awaiting His judgement.  Certainly, a skull rosary is not for everyone as some people may find it morbid. \u003cbr\u003e\nThe use of symbolic skulls in rosaries and chaplets dates all the way back to the late middle ages (1050 - 1500). They were particularly popular in Italy, Germany, and Mexico with priests, nuns, and monks.  But, skulls on rosaries have been used for hundreds of years, and historical art and doctrine supports the use of skulls on the rosary.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Latin phrase \"Memento Mori\",  meaning “Remember you must die”,  was influential in art and religious life dating back to Medieval Europe. It is a reminder both of our mortality and of the judgment that will follow our death.  St. Teresa of Avila was know to have a skull on her rosary for this very reminder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePLEASE NOTE OTHER COLOURS ARE AVAILABLE, WHITE. LIGHT BLUE. I CAN COMBINE SHIPPING.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eDetails:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1 x blue Skull with silver clip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e(Other sizes and colours available)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlue skull in a Howlite gemstone style, with silver plated twisted wire. \u003cbr\u003e\nSilver plated lobster clip.\u003cbr\u003e\nLength approximate: 3cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a handmade wire looped Rosary, in silver plated wire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePLEASE MESSAGE IF YOU WANT TO ADD THIS TO AN ORDER.\u003cbr\u003e\nI will send it International standard mail, not tracked and signed unless stated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unique Rosary Beads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37906246500522,"sku":"MI004","price":9.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/3895\/7226\/products\/il_fullxfull.2881734664_6mti_f89968c8-c555-421c-8dee-772a8f7adc02.jpg?v=1757168400","url":"https:\/\/uniquerosarybeads.com\/en-at\/products\/mi004","provider":"Unique Rosary Beads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}