{"product_id":"vintage-pope-pius-xii-holy-year-1950-jubilee-medal-holy-door","title":"Vintage Pope Pius XII Holy Year 1950 Jubilee Medal | Holy Door (Porta Santa) | Catholic Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage Pope Pius XII Holy Year 1950 Jubilee Medal – Holy Door (Porta Santa)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vintage Catholic jubilee medal of \u003cstrong\u003ePope Pius XII\u003c\/strong\u003e (pontificate 1939–1958), struck for the \u003cstrong\u003eHoly Year of 1950\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Great Jubilee proclaimed by Pius XII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe obverse shows the Pope in profile wearing the camauro and mozzetta, with the Latin legend \u003cstrong\u003e“PIVS XII ROMANVS PONTIFEX MAXIMVS”\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse depicts the \u003cstrong\u003eHoly Door (Porta Santa)\u003c\/strong\u003e of St Peter's Basilica, opened only during Holy Years, with the inscription \u003cstrong\u003e“ANNO IVBILAEI”\u003c\/strong\u003e (Jubilee Year) and the words of Christ from the Gospel of John (10:9), \u003cem\u003e“Ego sum ostium: per me si quis introierit, salvabitur”\u003c\/em\u003e – “I am the door: by me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedals like this were brought home by the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who travelled to Rome for the 1950 Jubilee, the year in which Pius XII also defined the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pope Pius XII \/ Holy Door (Porta Santa)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOccasion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Holy Year (Jubilee) 1950, Rome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse legend:\u003c\/strong\u003e PIVS XII ROMANVS PONTIFEX MAXIMVS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse legend:\u003c\/strong\u003e EGO SVM OSTIVM PER ME SI QVIS INTROIERIT SALVABITVR · ANNO IVBILAEI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bronze-toned metal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. diameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuspension:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage condition with natural patina, surface wear and small marks consistent with age and devotional use. Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: this medal depicts Pope Pius XII (not Pope St Pius X, as previously listed).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sacra Relics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58600267448655,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/5556\/3855\/files\/photo_2026-08-29_16-10-06_2.jpg?v=1788029222","url":"https:\/\/sacrarelics.com\/products\/vintage-pope-pius-xii-holy-year-1950-jubilee-medal-holy-door","provider":"Sacra Relics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}