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What can you do with unwanted holy cards and Grandma's religious statues? Well, that depends

  • Written by Kayla Harris, Librarian / Archivist at the Marian Library, Assistant Professor, University of Dayton
What can you do with unwanted holy cards and Grandma's religious statues? Well, that dependsHoly cards are highly collectible but also very, very numerous.Ryan O'Grady, The Marian Library, University of Dayton, CC BY-SA

When a rosary was made for King Henry VIII in 1509, it was hand-carved in intricate detail by a master artisan. By contrast, many of the rosaries around today are made from the same plastic that goes into mass-produced...

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