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Pilgrim badge

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Saints and Travellers: Medieval Pilgrim Badges

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Metal Casting: Medieval Pilgrim Badge (Digital Pilgrim Project) with commentary

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Metal Casting: Medieval Pilgrim Badge (Digital Pilgrim Project)

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What is PILGRIM BADGE? What does PILGRIM BADGE mean? PILGRIM BADGE meaning & explanation

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Medieval Pilgrim Badges and Devotional Tokens

Pilgrim badges were worn in the later medieval period by Roman Catholic pilgrims. Typically made of lead alloy, they were sold as souvenirs at sites of Christian pilgrimage and bear imagery relating to the saint venerated there. The production of pilgrim badges flourished in the Middle Ages in Europe, particularly in the 14th and 15th centuries, but declined after the Protestant Reformation of the mid-16th century. Tens of thousands have been found since the mid-19th century, predominantly in rivers. Together they form the largest corpus of medieval art objects to survive to us today.