Sacred At Heart

Sacred At Heart Ex-votos are physical expressions of gratitude or prayer to God. Authentic, one-of-a-kind and reproduction items.

Sacred at Heart imports and sells reproduction ex-votos and milagros, bringing back French and Spanish 18th-19th Century designs, with the same hand-crafted molds as in prior centuriess. Trésor Bleu honors French history, faith journeys, and pilgrimages with vintage devotional medals.

Our objects are inspired by traditional ex-votos, coming from the Latin term “ex voto suscepto” which means “as a result of a wish.”

An ex-voto is a material offering made to God in request of a grace or in thanks for a grace obtained. The Latin term ex voto The Latin term ex voto (short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow made”), has been a holy symbolic offering placed in a home, church, or shrine as a thanksgiving for a miracle received. We found these delightful antique treasures while in France. Their emotional, spiritual and historical appeal is so strong. Not only were these original items beautiful, but meaningful. The premise of an ex voto is the vow, in a moment of hardship, crisis, or ill health, to give public thanks to God. The ex voto, in turn, is the concrete testimonial of that vow’s fulfillment, an object that stands as the material representation of the miracle itself. Ex votos are also offered in thanksgiving for unexpected miracles, in which case they function as public affirmations of God’s constant powerful presence in the lives of the faithful. They are the ultimate outward expression of gratitude.

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
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Vintage medal necklaces, Vintage prayer artifacts, vintage replicas

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We believe jewelry is not about what you have, it’s about who you are. Trésor Bleu sells Vintage and Vintage-inspired treasures of faith and journey. Our vintage Jewelry comes from authentic vintage French médailles de pèlerinage (medals of pilgrimage), 1890-1960. Each Trésor has a story, as all the médailles (medals) are at least 50 years old. They are tiny pieces of French art, history, faith and journey. The typical journey of each medal started at the original pilgrimage location in France. France is home to world-famous pilgrimage sites, including Lourdes (site of multiple Marian apparitions), La Basilique de St. Thérèse in Lisieux, and Sacré-Coeur in Paris. Like all travelers, pilgrims took home tokens of their journey and faith, represented in these mostly blue medals – a deep, Marian blue (the color of Mary) – thus the name Trésor Bleu. Trésor Bleus are travelers’ art: portable, spiritual, beautiful.