Holy cards are highly collectible but also very, very numerous. Ryan O'Grady, The Marian Library, University of Dayton, CC BY-SA When a rosary was made for King Henry VIII in 1509, it was hand-carved ...

"My grandfather stuck it in the attic a hundred years ago and here it is now, a blessing to his grandchildren." A blessing for sure. As the Toledo Blade reports, when Karl Kissner and his cousins were ...

Over the years, my beloved mother amassed quite a collection of holy cards from wakes. Each one represented a person she knew and loved. They were kept in a plain cardboard box at the back of the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Upon entering the rectory at St. Adalbert's R.C. Church, Elm Park, one is struck by the abundance of statues of saints on display. It's no coincidence that the pastor of the ...

This week on Antiques Roadshow on PBS, a woman brought in a set of old baseball memorabilia that she had found in a desk drawer — and received a big surprise. The woman, who has remained anonymous, ...

The Marian Library has a collection of holy cards dating back to the late 19th century. The most commonly downloaded holy card that has been scanned into eCommons is “Our Lady of Chickens” with over 1 ...