When visiting a Catholic church in Latin America, one notices altars or statues covered in these small milagros. They come in all shapes and sizes. Body parts, animals, cars, hearts, babies and more are represented because milagros are offered to a saint for the purpose of prayer. Milagros are one of the type of votive offerings common throughout the centuries in the Mediterranean, and in areas of the new world. In classical Greece it was customary to offer gold or silver votives to cure some one, or save them from peril. The Romans offered body parts in ceramic, bronze, and silver.

Saint Lucy is the patron saint of persons suffering from eye ailments. Her statue is covered in eye milagros, and when the statue had been filled up, a cloth was hung on the wall and it too filled with milagros. People started bringing the cloth with the milagros to their faces, touching their eyes, waiting for a miracle. It is clear that milagros are powerful symbols for Catholics both in the Mediterranean and Latin America.

Whether used in their traditional context or elsewhere, milagros are beautiful embodiments of wishes for healing and health.

To purchase milagros online, please call our Encintas, California store at (760) 634-1426..

Silver Plate People Milagros
Many people choose to have a milagro to represent each of their family members.

Silver Plate Boy Milagro. 5" x 2.25" $24.50 each.

Silver Plate Girl Milagro. 5" x 2.25" $24.50 each.

Silver Plate Baby Milagro. 1" x 3" $16.00 each.

Silver Plate Animal Milagros
Milagros are also used to pray for the good health of one's animals. Get one to represent your cat and dog, or collect a bunch of animals to decorate a niche in your home.

Silver Plate Dog Milagro. 3.75" x 2.75" $22.00 each.	Silver Plate Cat Milagro. 3.5" x 2.25" $20.00 each.	Silver Plate Pig Milagro. 3.5" x 2.5" $20.00 each.
Silver Plate Donkey Milagro. 3.75" x 3" $24.00 each.	Silver Plate Sheep Milagro. 3.5" x 2.5" $20.00 each.	Silver Plate Goat Milagro. 3.25" x 2.75" $21.00 each.
	Silver Plate Rabbit Milagro. 3.25" x 2.25" $22.00 each.

To purchase milagros online, please call our Encintas, California store at (760) 634-1426..

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