Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges

The Holy House of Walsingham Pilgrim Badge. Late thirteenth, early fourteenth century. This badge show the Holy House that was built in 1061 as a r...

The Walsingham Annunciation, Pilgrim Badge. This badge dates from 1350. The veneration for the Virgin is illustrated by this intricately detailed b...

Walsingham, Fleur-de-Lys Pilgrim Badge. 1400-1450. The Flower of Innocence was the symbol of the Virgin Mary, so this badge may be from Walsingham,...

Madonna and Child Pilgrim Badge. Fifteenth century. The Madonna and Child are shown within an elaborately pierced architectural border. This badge ...

Walsingham Shrine replica medieval pilgrim badge. Maria 'M' Monogram Pilgrim Badge.1350-1400. For 'Maria'. Within the letter are the figures of the...

The Lamb of God. Agnus Dei Pilgrim Badge. 1350-1400. Literally meaning "The Lamb of God" after the phrase of Saint John the Baptist upon meeting Ch...

Crucifix Pilgrim Badge. Late fourteenth, early fifteenth century and depicting the Holy Rood of Grace at Boxley Abbey in Kent. This was a life-size...

The Holy Face, Lucca Pilgrim Badge This Italian shrine was on the main route for pilgrims to Rome. The venerated relic was a larger than life size ...

John Schorn Pilgrim Badge. Late fifteenth century. John Schorn was the Vicar for North Marston in Buckinghamshire. He was a famed preacher and exor...

Our Lady of Rocamadour Pilgrim Badge. This mountain shrine, the Church of the Blessed Mary, was a popular pilgrimage attraction and the badges were...

Our Lady of Tombelaine Pilgrim Badge. Early fifteenth century. The shrine was on a tiny island near the coast of Normandy, very near Mont-Saint-Mic...

The Pelican in Her Piety Pilgrim Badge. Early fifteenth century. The pelican was looked upon as a symbol of man's redemption as it was thought that...

Saint Alban Pilgrim Badge (smaller version) Mid-fifteenth century. This depicts the story of England's first martyr, Alban, who was a legionnaire a...

Saint Barbara Pilgrim Badge. 1450's. As she protects from fire, lightning and explosions, Saint Barbara is the Patron Saint of miners, firemen and ...

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Pilgrim Badge, 1400-1450. Another Roman martyr, she was tied to a spiked wheel as a form of torture before her execu...

Saint Christopher Pilgrim Badge. Fifteenth century. Not only was Christopher the patron saint of travellers, he was also thought to provide protect...

Saint Dunstan Pilgrim Badge. 1400-1450. The patron saint of bell-founders, jewellers, metalworkers and engravers. He was reputed to have caught the...

Saint Edmund Pilgrim Badge. Early fifteenth century. Edmund was King of East Anglia. Captured after a Viking invasion in 869AD, he refused to give ...

Saint James Pilgrim Badge. 1375-1425. From Compostella, this badge features the upper body of Saint James on top of the shell. Height 5cm. With ...

Saint James the Great, Scallop Shell Pilgrim Badge. 1350-1400. From Compostella, the shell became the universal symbol of pilgrimage. This example ...

Letter 'B' Pilgrim Badge. 1440. Either Saint John of Beverley or Saint John of Bridlington. Patron saints of mariners and merchants. Height 4cm....

The Cult of Saint John the Baptist, Amiens Pilgrim Badge. Supposedly part of the skull of John the Baptist was a relic at Amiens. The Latin motto t...

Saint Leonard of Noblat Pilgrim Badge. One of the most popular saints as he is a patron for pregnant women and also as a liberator of prisoners. Th...

This was perhaps the most important shrine in France, as the saint has appeared there as an apparition. The badge shows the archangel with raised w...