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An offering left in thanks for a prayer answered.
Also known as: Votive offering, Vow offering
An ex-voto is an object left at a shrine in fulfilment of a vow, often a small metal plaque shaped like the part of the body healed. The practice is documented in Catholic, Orthodox and pre-Christian Mediterranean contexts alike, which makes it one of the most persistent devotional forms in the region.
Is an object left at a shrine in fulfilment of a vow, commonly a small plaque shaped like a healed body part.
Contexts: Religion
Is documented in Catholic, Orthodox and pre-Christian Mediterranean practice, making it one of the most persistent devotional forms in the region.
Contexts: Religion
A small flat metal plaque cut in the outline of a limb, a heart, a hand or a whole figure, pinned to a board.