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Sandal

Object number2016.43.12 a,b

Datec. 1950

MediumLeather; Rubber; Paint

Credit LineGift of St. Paul of the Cross Monastery

DescriptionPair of handmade black leather sandals. Each sandal has black rubber sole with brown leather top layer. Each sandal has black rubber heel with maker's mark below an image of a cat. Each sandal has two black leather horizontal straps with one center strap connecting the two; back horizontal strap wraps around back and attaches with black leather knotted strip.DimensionsHeight x Width x Length (a): 3 × 6 × 10.25 in. (7.6 × 15.2 × 26 cm)
Height x Width x Length (b): 2 × 5.5 × 10.75 in. (5.1 × 14 × 27.3 cm)
InscriptionsRight sandal (b) has yellow stenciled text on underside of sole "NB..."; text is difficult to decipher and may be partially obscured by the heel.
MarksEach sandal has black rubber heel with raised text "CAT'S PAW / WON'T SLIP".
Historical NotesThe Passionists wore leather sandals and a belt of their own design and making and a birreta. St. Paul of the Cross Monastery is the first site of the Passionist Congregation in North America and has been in operation since the mid-19th century. The original building was erected in 1854 (the cornerstone was laid in 1853) after the Bishop of Pittsburgh, Father Michael O’Connor, helped the order secure property on the South Side owned by the Catholic Diocese. The Passionists were begun by Paolo Daneo, known as St. Paul of the Cross, and were based in Italy for its first century; three of the four founders (Frs. Anthony Calandri, Albinus Magno, Stanislaus Parcyzk, and Brother Lawrence DiGiacomo) of St. Paul of the Cross Monastery came from Italy to America as missionaries. The Passionists are dedicated to a life of prayer, poverty, penance, and solitude, and proclaim the love of God for us as seen in Jesus’ cross.

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