Saint Deck

The record

The Saint Deck - fifty cards aligned with Christian saints – is the work of Karen Prioletti, the author, and Ann Trump, the illustrator, who are cousins from an Italian Catholic background. In their words: "As kids, Ann and I took for granted these wonderful saints, always there to shield us, and there for every need. We never felt alone because we knew we could use the energy of the saints – they were our protectors, on that precious piece of metal, doing their special jobs giving us comfort and to this day they still do." The fifty saints used on the cards have been chosen from the full pantheon available because they were the ones to appear to the author and artist and make themselves known through invocations, meditations and prayer. On the cards, there is a colourfully illustrated central scene, surrounded by a grey stone-effect border which contains the name of the saint, the date of their saint’s day, and keywords on each side. (The cards also have a relationship with the Tarot majors as some of these cards correlate with a saint’s card, but it’s more a coincidental than a planned association.) The saints pictured include: Name – Traditional Patronage Agatha – Breast disease

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