Pius VII (1800-23) Five New Saints

Anno VIII bronze medal commemorating the canonization of five new saints in 1807: Angela Merici, founder of the Ursuline nuns; Benedict Manasseri, patron saint of Palermo; Colette Boylet, Franciscan nun and reformer; Francesco Caracciolo, co-founder of the Congregation of the Minor Clerics Regular; and Hyacintha Mariscotti, nun of the Third Order of St. Francis. Legend, above: EGO DOMINUS QUI SANCTIFICO VOS. Light museum number on obverse.