1077553 | SWISS CANTONS. Schwyz. (1749) ND AR Medal. PCGS MS64. By J.C. Hedlinger. Edge: Plain. 45.5mm. 44.21gm. AB HOC AEDIFICATA • // A•DCCCXXXIV•. St. Meinrad kneeling in front of a cabin before a radiant image of the Madonna / DIVINNITUS CONSECRATA// A•DCCCXXXIII. Chapel of grace. Schweizer Medaillen 934.

Struck to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the consecration of angels in Hermitage in 1749.

Housed in an oversized holder.


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Meinrad, born approximately 800 AD, was a Benedictine monk who lived as a hermit for much of his life, and dedicated himself to prayer and solitude. As a hermit, his reputation as a wise and holy man led people to seek him out for advice and prayer.

In 861, two robbers came to Meinrad’s hermitage, believing he had treasures hidden within from the many people who visited him for counsel. In spite of a premonition of his impending death, Meinrad invited the robbers in and offered them food and drink. The men murdered him and then fled in fear without taking anything. Meinrad’s death earned him the title of “Martyr of Hospitality.”

Meinrad’s hermitage became the site of the Abbey of Einsiedeln in 934. I 1854, when Einsiedeln established an abbey in America, Saint Meinrad was the name chosen for it. The feast of St. Meinrad is celebrated on January 21.