1954 Family Rosary Crusade (Ireland) - enamel badge
An enamel badge issued for Fr. Peyton's Family Rosary Crusade visit to Ireland in the 1954. The badge shows an image of Mary as the 'Immaculate Queen of the Universe' with the wording FAMILY ROSARY CRUSADE 1954.
The Family Rosary Crusade (FRC) was founded 1942 in the United States by Fr. Patrick Peyton (1909-1992) and over the years grew into a worldwide organisation that is still active. The FRC arrived in Ireland to coincide with the 1954 Marian Year, opening at Tuam on the 25th April and concluded at Ferns in County Wexford on the 5th August. Fr. Payton's rallies drew huge, attentive crowds whereever they went and the FRC in Ireland has been likened to such historical events as the 1932 Eucharistic Year and the 1979 visit of Pope John-Paul II. The rally in Mullingar took place in Cusak Park GAA grounds on July 4th and drew a crowd of some 17,000 people, who must have come from miles around as the population of the town back then was only a fraction of that number!
In addition to being a charismatic speaker, Fr. Peyton was a pioneer of his time in his effective use of the most up-to-date communications technology to get his message across. He even enlisted the support of many famous people and film stars to promote the Crusade and its organisation. The FRC had as its motto "the family that prays together stays together" and "a world at prayer is a world at peace". The crusade's aims were to promote the Rosary and faith in the strenght of prayer.
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References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Peyton (Wikipedia article on Fr. Patrick Peyton).
www.familyrosary.org/main/about-father.php (more about the life of Fr. Patrick Peyton).
www.museumsofmayo.com/peyton.htm (Fr Patrick Peyton Memorial Centre, County Mayo, Ireland. Opened in 1998 it includes a museum dedicated to the life and works of Fr Peyton).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_year (Wikipedia article on the Marian Year of 1954).
Book - Beneath Cathedral Towers published by the Mullingar Cathedral Book Committee, 2009.
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Enamels: 1 (blue)
Finish: Gilt.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Stick-pin.
Size: 5/8“ across x 1“ high excluding the pin (about 16mm x 25mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Maker: Jewellery Metal Co, Dublin.
Thank you for reading.
Stuart.
1954 Family Rosary Crusade (Ireland) - enamel badge
An enamel badge issued for Fr. Peyton's Family Rosary Crusade visit to Ireland in the 1954. The badge shows an image of Mary as the 'Immaculate Queen of the Universe' with the wording FAMILY ROSARY CRUSADE 1954.
The Family Rosary Crusade (FRC) was founded 1942 in the United States by Fr. Patrick Peyton (1909-1992) and over the years grew into a worldwide organisation that is still active. The FRC arrived in Ireland to coincide with the 1954 Marian Year, opening at Tuam on the 25th April and concluded at Ferns in County Wexford on the 5th August. Fr. Payton's rallies drew huge, attentive crowds whereever they went and the FRC in Ireland has been likened to such historical events as the 1932 Eucharistic Year and the 1979 visit of Pope John-Paul II. The rally in Mullingar took place in Cusak Park GAA grounds on July 4th and drew a crowd of some 17,000 people, who must have come from miles around as the population of the town back then was only a fraction of that number!
In addition to being a charismatic speaker, Fr. Peyton was a pioneer of his time in his effective use of the most up-to-date communications technology to get his message across. He even enlisted the support of many famous people and film stars to promote the Crusade and its organisation. The FRC had as its motto "the family that prays together stays together" and "a world at prayer is a world at peace". The crusade's aims were to promote the Rosary and faith in the strenght of prayer.
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References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Peyton (Wikipedia article on Fr. Patrick Peyton).
www.familyrosary.org/main/about-father.php (more about the life of Fr. Patrick Peyton).
www.museumsofmayo.com/peyton.htm (Fr Patrick Peyton Memorial Centre, County Mayo, Ireland. Opened in 1998 it includes a museum dedicated to the life and works of Fr Peyton).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_year (Wikipedia article on the Marian Year of 1954).
Book - Beneath Cathedral Towers published by the Mullingar Cathedral Book Committee, 2009.
.
Enamels: 1 (blue)
Finish: Gilt.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Stick-pin.
Size: 5/8“ across x 1“ high excluding the pin (about 16mm x 25mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Maker: Jewellery Metal Co, Dublin.
Thank you for reading.
Stuart.