Guild of Saint Barnabas,Christian Nursing Society,Bronze Medal

Founded in 1876,the Guild was intended to offer support and advice to Nurses within the Church of England.Saint Barnabas was associated with the healing of the sick and the medal shows him on one side surrounded by thistles ,with Guild of Saint Barnabas ,Son of Consolation around the edge.The reverse side shows the Pieta,with the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Christ beneath the Cross.Around the edge is a quotation taken from Matthew 25.40 ;In As Much As Ye have Done It Unto One Of The Least Of These My Brethren Ye Have Done It Unto Me.
The medal was worn either on a silk neck ribbon or chord and this one has the remains of its original chord.Medal condition is good with only minimal surface wear
A nice early Nurses medal emphasising the links to the Christian heritage.
Medal height 48mm

Code: 51951