Sample of the Holy Land

Small wooden box containing various fragments from different stations of Christ’s Passion in Jerusalem and from Jerusalem’s holy sites.

  • Accession Number 2021.30.39
  • Materials fiber, ink, paper, stone, wax, wood
  • Measurements 9,6 x 27,2 x 18 cm
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Historical context

This wooden box, a pilgrimage souvenir, contains samples of earth and other holy places in Jerusalem that echo the Passion of Christ. It belonged to the Sisters of Sainte-Anne (S.S.A.). The S.S.A. congregation was founded by Marie-Anne Blondin, a schoolteacher from Vaudreuil, in the mid-19th century. The Sisters of Sainte-Anne are a religious congregation of women teachers and hospitallers of pontifical right. The motherhouse is located i...

  • Accession Number 2021.30.39
  • Materials fiber, ink, paper, stone, wax, wood
  • Measurements 9,6 x 27,2 x 18 cm
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© Collection Pointe-à-Callière, donation from La Congrégation des Sœurs de Sainte-Anne, 2021.030.039
Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore

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