{"id":169126,"date":"2026-09-05T14:05:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/?page_id=169126"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:32:54","slug":"kristnar-verndarmedaliur","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/is\/kristnar-verndarmedaliur\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristnar verndarmedal\u00edur \u2013 Benedikt, Mar\u00eda, Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Kristnar verndarmedal\u00edur \u2013 Benediktsmedal\u00eda, Undramedal\u00edan og Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rus<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00deetta yfirlit fjallar \u00e1 samfelldan h\u00e1tt um mikilv\u00e6gustu kristnu verndarmedal\u00edurnar, tengsl \u00feeirra vi\u00f0 d\u00fdrlinga og hef\u00f0ina um a\u00f0 bera \u00fe\u00e6r. Kristnar verndarmedal\u00edur eru me\u00f0al \u00feeirra tr\u00faarlegu gripa sem flestir bera \u00ed hinum vestr\u00e6na heimi. Benediktsmedal\u00eda, Undramedal\u00edan og Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rus-medal\u00eda sameina fornar \u00fearfir fyrir vernd og tr\u00faarheim kirkjunnar, og \u00fe\u00e6r gera \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00e1tt sem er greinilega fr\u00e1brug\u00f0inn t\u00f6framinjagripum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Verndart\u00e1kn<\/span>Kristni<\/a>Sakramentale<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Yfirlit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Kristnar verndarmedal\u00edur eru litlir, oft hringlaga e\u00f0a spor\u00f6skjulaga hlutir \u00far m\u00e1lmi sem bera tr\u00faarlega mynd og oft stutta \u00e1letrun<\/span>. \u00de\u00e6r eru bornar \u00e1 festi um h\u00e1lsinn, festar vi\u00f0 b\u00e6naband, hengdar \u00ed \u00f6kut\u00e6ki e\u00f0a \u00ed h\u00edb\u00fdlum. \u00cd ka\u00fe\u00f3lskri hef\u00f0 kristninnar<\/a> eru \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00e9rlega \u00fatbreiddar.<\/p>

\u00c1 kirkjulegu m\u00e1li tilheyra sl\u00edkar medal\u00edur sakrament\u00f6lum. \u00dear er \u00e1tt vi\u00f0 v\u00edg\u00f0 t\u00e1kn og athafnir sem v\u00edsa til sakramentanna \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vera sakramenti \u00ed sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r. Verndarmedal\u00eda er \u00feannig blessa\u00f0ur gripur sem gerir tr\u00fana s\u00fdnilega og minnir \u00e1 hana, en ekki hlutur sem hefur eigin, sj\u00e1lfvirka kraft.<\/p>

\u00deessi a\u00f0greining er mikilv\u00e6g til a\u00f0 skilja medal\u00edurnar. H\u00fan \u00fatsk\u00fdrir hvers vegna kirkjan hvetur til a\u00f0 bera medal\u00edur en varar \u00e1 sama t\u00edma vi\u00f0 hj\u00e1tr\u00faarfullri notkun \u00feeirra. Samkv\u00e6mt kenningu kirkjunnar virkar verndarmedal\u00eda ekki eins og t\u00f6fraam\u00falett<\/span>, heldur sem t\u00e1kn trausts til Gu\u00f0s og fyrirb\u00e6nar d\u00fdrlinganna.<\/p>

Verndarmedal\u00edur eru me\u00f0al \u00feeirra tr\u00faarlegu gripa sem eru framleiddir \u00ed mestu magni. \u00de\u00e6r eru \u00fatbreiddar \u00e1 p\u00edlagr\u00edmast\u00f6\u00f0um, \u00ed kirkjulegum verslunum og af reglum, og n\u00e1 til f\u00f3lks \u00ed \u00f6llum l\u00edfsa\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um.<\/p>

Fr\u00e1 barninu sem amma gefur medal\u00edu til fer\u00f0alangsins sem festir spjald \u00ed b\u00edlinn, spannar hringurinn \u00feeirra sem bera sl\u00edk t\u00e1kn. \u00deessi v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6ka \u00fatbrei\u00f0sla gerir medal\u00eduna a\u00f0 l\u00e6rd\u00f3msr\u00edku d\u00e6mi um lifa\u00f0a gu\u00f0r\u00e6kni<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Medal\u00edur \u00ed s\u00f6gu kristninnar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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A\u00f0 bera v\u00edg\u00f0 t\u00e1kn er mj\u00f6g forn si\u00f0ur \u00ed kristninni. \u00deegar \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0forn\u00f6ld<\/span> b\u00e1ru tr\u00faa\u00f0ir litla hluti sem kalla\u00f0ir voru encolpia, oft me\u00f0 krossi e\u00f0a helgum d\u00f3mi<\/span>. P\u00edlagr\u00edmar<\/span> t\u00f3ku me\u00f0 s\u00e9r litla minjagripi fr\u00e1 st\u00f3rum p\u00edlagr\u00edmast\u00f6\u00f0um, svok\u00f6llu\u00f0 p\u00edlagr\u00edmst\u00e1kn, sem h\u00e9ldu v\u00edg\u00f0a \u00e1fangasta\u00f0num \u00ed minni.<\/p>

\u00dar \u00feessum fyrstu formum \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0ist steypta e\u00f0a slegna medal\u00edan \u00e1 mi\u00f0\u00f6ldum og fram \u00e1 n\u00fd\u00f6ld. Me\u00f0 tilkomu \u00f6flugrar sl\u00e1ttut\u00e6kni var unnt a\u00f0 framlei\u00f0a medal\u00edur \u00ed miklu magni. \u00de\u00e6r ur\u00f0u \u00fear me\u00f0 \u00e1 vi\u00f0r\u00e1\u00f0anlegu ver\u00f0i og n\u00e1\u00f0u til brei\u00f0ra h\u00f3pa almennings, ekki bara einstakra p\u00edlagr\u00edma.<\/p>

\u00c1 19. og fram \u00e1 20. \u00f6ld bl\u00f3mstra\u00f0i verndarmedal\u00edan. Mar\u00edubirtingar, d\u00fdrlingav\u00edgslur og st\u00f3rar p\u00edlagr\u00edmsg\u00f6ngur g\u00e1fu tilefni til n\u00fdrra medal\u00eduger\u00f0a, en sumar \u00feeirra telja enn \u00ed dag me\u00f0al \u00feekktustu. Medal\u00edan var\u00f0 \u00feannig fastur \u00fe\u00e1ttur \u00ed ka\u00fe\u00f3lskri gu\u00f0r\u00e6kni<\/span>.<\/p>

Br\u00e6\u00f0ral\u00f6g og reglur gegndu mikilv\u00e6gu hlutverki \u00ed \u00fatbrei\u00f0slunni. \u00deau \u00fdttu undir \u00e1kve\u00f0nar medal\u00edur, tengdu \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00ednum gu\u00f0r\u00e6knisformum og s\u00e1u til \u00feess a\u00f0 tiltekin ger\u00f0 var\u00f0 \u00feekkt \u00fat fyrir einstaka landshluta.<\/p>

Me\u00f0 b\u00e6ttri sl\u00e1ttut\u00e6kni var auk \u00feess unnt a\u00f0 framlei\u00f0a medal\u00edur \u00ed mj\u00f6g miklu magni og me\u00f0 l\u00e1gum tilkostna\u00f0i. A\u00f0eins \u00feannig var\u00f0 verndarmedal\u00edan \u00far f\u00e1g\u00e6tum minjagrip a\u00f0 daglegum fylgihlut brei\u00f0ra \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagsh\u00f3pa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Benediktsmedal\u00edan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Benediktusmedal\u00edan er \u00feekktasta ger\u00f0in sem er s\u00e9rstaklega hugsu\u00f0 sem verndargripur. \u00c1 henni m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 heilagan Benedikt fr\u00e1 N\u00fars\u00edu, upphafsmann klausturlifna\u00f0ar \u00e1 Vesturl\u00f6ndum, me\u00f0 kross og b\u00f3k, reglu munkareglunnar. N\u00faverandi \u00fatlit hennar m\u00e1 rekja til afm\u00e6lis\u00fatg\u00e1fu sem slegin var \u00ed klaustrinu \u00ed Montecassino \u00e1ri\u00f0 1880.<\/span><\/p>

\u00dea\u00f0 s\u00e9rst\u00e6\u00f0a vi\u00f0 Benediktusmedal\u00eduna eru \u00f6ll \u00feau b\u00f3kstafir sem \u00feekja bak- og framhli\u00f0 hennar. \u00deeir eru upphafsstafir latneskrar b\u00e6nar- og blessunarform\u00falu sem bi\u00f0ur um vernd gegn hinu illa og kallar til afneitunar \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed. Medal\u00edan ber \u00feannig \u00fejappa\u00f0a b\u00e6n<\/span> \u00ed t\u00e1knmynd.<\/p>

\u00cd ka\u00fe\u00f3lskri i\u00f0kun er Benediktusmedal\u00edan talin merki verndar gegn andlegum ska\u00f0a. H\u00fan er blessu\u00f0, borin og fest \u00e1 h\u00fasum e\u00f0a yfir dyrum. H\u00e9r gildir s\u00f6mulei\u00f0is kirkjulegur skilningur um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 ekki m\u00e1lmurinn sem virkar, heldur b\u00e6nin<\/span> og tr\u00fain sem medal\u00edan tj\u00e1ir.<\/p>

Klaustri\u00f0 \u00ed Montecassino, upphafssta\u00f0ur Benediktsreglunnar, er n\u00e1tengt medal\u00edunni og blessar hana me\u00f0 s\u00e9rst\u00f6kum h\u00e6tti. \u00cd almannatr\u00fa er Benediktusmedal\u00edan s\u00e9rstaklega talin merki gegn andlegri \u00e1reitni og er einnig notu\u00f0 \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 kirkjulega b\u00e6n<\/span> um lausn.<\/p>

Hin \u00fe\u00e9tta r\u00f6\u00f0 b\u00f3kstafa gerir hana a\u00f0 einni s\u00e9rst\u00e6\u00f0ustu medal\u00edunni, \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan ber verndarb\u00e6n s\u00edna s\u00fdnilega \u00e1 eigin yfirbor\u00f0i.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Undramedal\u00edan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Undramedal\u00edan m\u00e1 rekja til atbur\u00f0a \u00e1ri\u00f0 1830 \u00ed Par\u00eds. Reglusysturin Katr\u00edn Labour\u00e9 greindi fr\u00e1 birtingum Gu\u00f0sm\u00f3\u00f0urinnar Mar\u00edu, en \u00ed \u00feeim hafi h\u00fan fengi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 verkefni a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta sl\u00e1 medal\u00edu eftir n\u00e1kv\u00e6mri fyrirmynd. Medal\u00edan s\u00fdnir Mar\u00edu me\u00f0 \u00e1kalli<\/span> sem j\u00e1tar hreinleika hennar fr\u00e1 f\u00e6\u00f0ingu.<\/span><\/p>

\u00datbrei\u00f0sla medal\u00edunnar var hr\u00f6\u00f0 og v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6k. F\u00e1um \u00e1rum eftir birtingarnar voru millj\u00f3nir eintaka \u00ed umfer\u00f0. Nafni\u00f0 Undramedal\u00edan kom til vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 margir sem b\u00e1ru hana greindu fr\u00e1 b\u00e6nheyrslum og hj\u00e1lp sem \u00feeir tengdu vi\u00f0 medal\u00eduna.<\/p>

Undramedal\u00edan er Mar\u00edumedal\u00eda. Verndarhugsun hennar er n\u00e1tengd fyrirb\u00e6n Mar\u00edu. S\u00e1 sem ber hana treystir s\u00e9r, samkv\u00e6mt ka\u00fe\u00f3lskum skilningi, undir umsj\u00e1 Gu\u00f0sm\u00f3\u00f0urinnar. Medal\u00edan er \u00fev\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ur varnart\u00e1kn en tj\u00e1ning \u00e1 tilbei\u00f0slu og b\u00e6n um fylgd.<\/p>

Hin hra\u00f0a \u00fatbrei\u00f0sla Undramedal\u00edunnar \u00e1tti s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 \u00e1 t\u00edma mikillar \u00f3vissu. \u00c1 1830. \u00e1ratugnum gengu k\u00f3lerufaraldrar yfir Evr\u00f3pu og \u00fe\u00f6rfin fyrir vernd og huggun var mikil.<\/p>

Kapellan vi\u00f0 Rue du Bac \u00ed Par\u00eds, \u00fear sem Katr\u00edn Labour\u00e9 upplif\u00f0i birtingar s\u00ednar, var\u00f0 vins\u00e6ll p\u00edlagr\u00edmssta\u00f0ur. Enn \u00feann dag \u00ed dag er h\u00fan me\u00f0al \u00feekktustu Mar\u00edusta\u00f0a borgarinnar og dregur a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lda p\u00edlagr\u00edma<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rus-medal\u00edan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rus-medal\u00edan er hin klass\u00edska medal\u00eda fyrir vernd \u00e1 fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum. \u00c1 henni m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 heilagan Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rus sem, samkv\u00e6mt helgis\u00f6gu<\/span>, bar barn yfir straumhar\u00f0a \u00e1 og fann \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 hann bar Krist sj\u00e1lfan \u00e1 her\u00f0um s\u00e9r. Nafni\u00f0 Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rus \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir b\u00f3kstaflega Kristb\u00e6ri.<\/p>

Af \u00feessari helgis\u00f6gu<\/span> m\u00e1 skilja hlutverk heilagsins sem verndard\u00fdrlings fer\u00f0amanna. \u00deeir sem \u00e1ttu fyrir s\u00e9r h\u00e6ttulega lei\u00f0 settu sig undir vernd hans. Me\u00f0 \u00fatbrei\u00f0slu bifrei\u00f0arins \u00e1 20. \u00f6ld var\u00f0 Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rus-medal\u00edan d\u00e6migert merki \u00ed farart\u00e6kjum og hengi margra fer\u00f0amanna.<\/p>

Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rus-medal\u00edan s\u00fdnir vel hvernig verndarmedal\u00eda getur veri\u00f0 bundin \u00e1kve\u00f0nu svi\u00f0i l\u00edfsins. \u00c1 me\u00f0an Benediktusmedal\u00edan \u00e1 a\u00f0 vernda almennt gegn hinu illa, tengist Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rus-medal\u00edan a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um fer\u00f0alagsins. B\u00e1\u00f0ar tilheyra s\u00f6mu fj\u00f6lskyldu blessa\u00f0ra t\u00e1kna, en sn\u00faast um mismunandi \u00e1hyggjuefni.<\/p>

Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rus var \u00e1 mi\u00f0\u00f6ldum me\u00f0al Fj\u00f3rt\u00e1n nau\u00f0hj\u00e1lpara, h\u00f3ps heilagra manna sem \u00e1kalla\u00f0ir voru \u00ed s\u00e9rst\u00f6kum nau\u00f0um. \u00datbreidd var tr\u00fain \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feegar liti\u00f0 var \u00e1 mynd af Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rusi a\u00f0 morgni vernda\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 gegn skyndilegum, \u00f3vi\u00f0b\u00fanum dau\u00f0a \u00feann dag.\n\n<\/p>

Af \u00feessari hugmynd m\u00e1 skilja hvers vegna st\u00f3rar Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rusmyndir voru festar \u00e1 kirkjur og vi\u00f0 vegi. N\u00faverandi medal\u00eda \u00ed farart\u00e6kjum vi\u00f0heldur \u00feessari fornu tengingu myndar og verndar \u00e1 fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fleiri medal\u00edur og her\u00f0akl\u00fatur (skap\u00falar)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Auk \u00feessara \u00feriggja meginflokka eru til fj\u00f6lmargar a\u00f0rar verndarmedal\u00edur. Algengar eru medal\u00edur einstakra heilagra manna sem taldir eru verndard\u00fdrlingar \u00e1kve\u00f0inna starfa, \u00e1hyggjuefna e\u00f0a l\u00edfsa\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0na. Englamedal\u00edur, s\u00e9rstaklega medal\u00edur verndarengilsins, tilheyra einnig \u00feessum flokki og eru oft gefnar b\u00f6rnum.<\/p>

N\u00e1i\u00f0 tengt medal\u00edunni er her\u00f0akl\u00faturinn (skap\u00falar). Hann samanstendur af tveimur litlum kl\u00e6\u00f0isb\u00fatum sem tengdir eru saman me\u00f0 b\u00f6ndum og bornir yfir brj\u00f3st og bak. \u00deekktastur er br\u00fani her\u00f0akl\u00faturinn, sem m\u00e1 rekja til hef\u00f0ar karmel\u00edtareglunnar. \u00cd dag er algengt a\u00f0 bera her\u00f0akl\u00fatsmedal\u00edu sem kemur \u00ed sta\u00f0 kl\u00e6\u00f0isins.<\/p>

\u00deessi fj\u00f6lbreytni s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 kristna verndarmedal\u00edan er ekki einsleitur hlutur, heldur heil tegund. \u00d6llum formum er sameiginlegt a\u00f0 \u00feau bera tr\u00faarlega mynd \u00e1 l\u00edkamanum og halda \u00feannig s\u00fdnilegri tengingu vi\u00f0 heilagan mann, Mar\u00edu e\u00f0a Krist.<\/p>

Me\u00f0 her\u00f0akl\u00fatnum er tengd s\u00e9rst\u00f6k tr\u00faarhef\u00f0 sem rekja m\u00e1 til karmel\u00edtareglunnar og er bundin Gu\u00f0sm\u00f3\u00f0urinni. S\u00e1 sem ber her\u00f0akl\u00fatinn skuldbindur sig til \u00e1kve\u00f0inna b\u00e6na og setur sig undir vernd Mar\u00edu.<\/p>

Einnig eru medal\u00edur verndarengilsins mj\u00f6g \u00fatbreiddar og eru oft gefnar b\u00f6rnum. \u00de\u00e6r tengja hugmyndina um himneskan fylgdarmann vi\u00f0 bori\u00f0 t\u00e1kn og tilheyra \u00feannig einnig hinni st\u00f3ru fj\u00f6lskyldu verndarmedal\u00eda.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Efni, h\u00f6nnun og blessun<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Verndarmedal\u00edur eru ger\u00f0ar \u00far \u00fdmsum efnum. Algengar eru einfaldar medal\u00edur \u00far \u00e1li e\u00f0a \u00f3d\u00fdrari m\u00e1lmi, en einnig eru til stykki \u00far silfri og gulli. A\u00f0 kirkjulegri kenningu segir efnisvali\u00f0 ekkert um hina andlegu merkingu, \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan er ekki bundin ver\u00f0gildi m\u00e1lmsins.<\/p>

\u00datf\u00e6rslan fylgir f\u00f6stum myndger\u00f0um. Medal\u00eda s\u00fdnir venjulega \u00e1 einni hli\u00f0 a\u00f0almyndina, til d\u00e6mis d\u00fdrlinginn e\u00f0a Mar\u00edu, og \u00e1 hinni hli\u00f0inni vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarmerki e\u00f0a \u00e1letrun<\/span>. \u00deetta myndm\u00e1l hefur haldist st\u00f6\u00f0ugt um langan t\u00edma, \u00feannig a\u00f0 st\u00f3ru medal\u00eduger\u00f0irnar eru au\u00f0\u00feekkjanlegar.<\/p>

Mikilv\u00e6g er blessunin<\/span>. Medal\u00eda er blessu\u00f0 af presti e\u00f0a dj\u00e1kna og ver\u00f0ur \u00feannig sakramentale. A\u00f0eins \u00feessi blessun<\/span> gerir stansla\u00f0an m\u00e1lminn a\u00f0 v\u00edg\u00f0um grip. V\u00edgslan<\/span> undirstrikar a\u00f0 medal\u00edan er hluti af tr\u00fa og b\u00e6n<\/span> kirkjunnar.<\/p>

Hva\u00f0a prestur e\u00f0a dj\u00e1kni sem er getur blessa\u00f0 medal\u00edu, s\u00e9rstakur v\u00edgslusta\u00f0ur er ekki nau\u00f0synlegur. \u00dear me\u00f0 er verndarmedal\u00edan v\u00edsvitandi a\u00f0gengileg. Andlegt gildi hennar er ekki bundi\u00f0 efni e\u00f0a ver\u00f0i, heldur einungis blessuninni<\/span> og tr\u00fa \u00feess sem ber hana.<\/p>

Einfaldar medal\u00edur \u00far \u00f3d\u00fdrari m\u00e1lmi, eins og \u00fe\u00e6r sem dreift er \u00ed miklum m\u00e6li \u00e1 p\u00edlagr\u00edmast\u00f6\u00f0um, eru \u00feess vegna fullgild sakramental\u00edur \u00e1 sama h\u00e1tt og ver\u00f0m\u00e6t stykki \u00far gulli.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Sakramentale, ekki verndargripur<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Ka\u00fe\u00f3lsk kenning leggur mikla \u00e1herslu \u00e1 a\u00f0 greina \u00e1 milli sakramentale og t\u00f6frakenndrar verndargrips<\/span>. Verndargripur<\/span> virkar samkv\u00e6mt t\u00f6frahugmyndum af sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r, n\u00e1nast v\u00e9lr\u00e6nt, jafnskj\u00f3tt og hann er borinn. Verndarmedal\u00eda virkar ekki \u00feannig samkv\u00e6mt kirkjulegri kenningu.<\/p>

Medal\u00edan er t\u00e1kn. H\u00fan minnir \u00feann sem ber hana \u00e1 tr\u00fa s\u00edna, h\u00fan st\u00fdrir b\u00e6n<\/span> hans og h\u00fan bi\u00f0ur um fyrirb\u00e6n d\u00fdrlings e\u00f0a Mar\u00edu. Verndin sem v\u00e6nst er kemur fr\u00e1 Gu\u00f0i, ekki fr\u00e1 gripnum sj\u00e1lfum. Kirkjan varar s\u00e9rstaklega vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 eigna medal\u00edu sj\u00e1lfvirk \u00e1hrif, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri hj\u00e1tr\u00fa<\/span>.<\/p>

\u00deessi greining er einnig \u00e1hugaver\u00f0 fr\u00e1 tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0ilegu sj\u00f3narhorni. H\u00fan s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 bera verndart\u00e1kn \u00fearf ekki a\u00f0 vera t\u00falka\u00f0 \u00e1 t\u00f6frakenndan h\u00e1tt. Kristna verndarmedal\u00edan stendur fyrir fyrirmynd \u00fear sem t\u00e1kni\u00f0 sem bori\u00f0 er tengist alfari\u00f0 b\u00e6n<\/span>, tr\u00fa og fyrirb\u00e6n.<\/p>

Kenningarrit ka\u00fe\u00f3lsku kirkjunnar \u00e1minnir s\u00e9rstaklega um a\u00f0 nota ekki tr\u00faarleg t\u00e1kn \u00e1 hj\u00e1tr\u00faarfullan h\u00e1tt. Hj\u00e1tr\u00fa<\/span> er samkv\u00e6mt kirkjulegri kenningu til sta\u00f0ar \u00fear sem gripi er eignu\u00f0 n\u00e1nast v\u00e9lr\u00e6n \u00e1hrif, \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 innri afst\u00f6\u00f0u mannsins.<\/p>

Verndarmedal\u00edan \u00e1 \u00feess \u00ed sta\u00f0 a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja tr\u00fana, ekki koma \u00ed hennar sta\u00f0. \u00deessi skil milli gu\u00f0r\u00e6kni<\/span> og hj\u00e1tr\u00faar<\/span> voru kirkjunni vi\u00f0varandi \u00e1hyggjuefni um margar aldir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u00datbrei\u00f0sla og n\u00fat\u00edmavi\u00f0taka<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Kristnar verndarmedal\u00edur eru enn \u00ed dag mj\u00f6g \u00fatbreiddar. \u00cd l\u00f6ndum me\u00f0 ka\u00fe\u00f3lskum bakgrunni tilheyra \u00fe\u00e6r fyrstu altarisg\u00f6ngu, sk\u00edrn og m\u00f6rgum \u00f6\u00f0rum tilefnum \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00e6r eru gefnar \u00ed gj\u00f6f. \u00de\u00e6r eru \u00feannig oft bundnar tiltekinni l\u00edfsstund og pers\u00f3nulegri minningu.<\/p>

Umfram hi\u00f0 stranglega tr\u00faarlega notagildi hafa nokkrar medal\u00edur einnig fengi\u00f0 menningarlega merkingu. Krist\u00f3f\u00f3rsmerki\u00f0 \u00ed b\u00edlum er \u00e1 m\u00f6rgum st\u00f6\u00f0um sett upp sem n\u00e1nast sj\u00e1lfsag\u00f0ur hlutur, jafnvel af f\u00f3lki sem er fjarri kirkjulegri i\u00f0kun. H\u00e9r f\u00e6rist merkingin fr\u00e1 v\u00edg\u00f0u t\u00e1kni yfir \u00ed almennt happa- og verndart\u00e1kn.<\/p>

Innan ka\u00fe\u00f3lskrar gu\u00f0r\u00e6kni<\/span> sj\u00e1lfrar lifir verndarmedal\u00edan \u00e1fram. H\u00fan er d\u00e6mi um hvernig \u00fe\u00f6rfin fyrir bori\u00f0 verndart\u00e1kn hefur haldist \u00ed aldara\u00f0ir og hvernig st\u00f3r tr\u00faarbr\u00f6g\u00f0 hafa gefi\u00f0 \u00feessari \u00fe\u00f6rf s\u00edna eigin, gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilega \u00edgrunda\u00f0a mynd.<\/p>

Verndarmedal\u00edur koma fram \u00e1 m\u00f6rgum st\u00f6\u00f0um allt fram \u00e1 n\u00fdlegri t\u00edma. Hermenn b\u00e1ru \u00fe\u00e6r \u00ed styrj\u00f6ldum 20. aldarins, f\u00f3lk sem flutti \u00far landi t\u00f3k \u00fe\u00e6r me\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00e1 fer\u00f0ir s\u00ednar, og enn \u00ed dag eru \u00fe\u00e6r gefnar vi\u00f0 sk\u00edrn, fyrstu altarisg\u00f6ngu og fermingu.<\/p>

\u00cd \u00feessari sta\u00f0festu kemur fram a\u00f0 verndarmedal\u00edan er meira en s\u00f6guleg leif. H\u00fan er lifandi form \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00f6rfin fyrir verndun og tr\u00faarleg j\u00e1tning m\u00e6tast.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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