Description
Blessed Imelda Lambertini is remembered in Bologna for her devotion to the Eucharist. A young girl living at the Dominican convent of Santa Maria Maddalena in Val di Pietra, she died in 1333. The tradition surrounding her death tells of a host appearing above her before she received Communion. Her enduring association with First Communion grew from this Eucharistic tradition. Pope Leo XII confirmed her cult in 1826.
The host and the gesture of prayer
Imelda appears in a white veil with her hands joined before her chest. A small white host beside her halo provides the central identifying attribute, while the inscription names the blessed. The close view of her face and hands keeps attention on Eucharistic prayer rather than on a narrative scene.
Made in Poland on linden wood
Art Christiana makes this icon to order on a linden-wood board with two coats of primer. The image is printed directly onto the prepared surface and finished with decorative gold-tone metal leaf (schlagmetal). A certificate bearing the production year and a hanging fixture are attached to the back.
A First Communion keepsake
The subject is a considered choice for a child preparing for First Communion or for a catechist's prayer corner. Displayed near a prayer book, it can open a conversation about who Imelda was and why receiving the Eucharist mattered in the tradition of her life.