Description

This saint is known by Christians and non-Christians alike

 He was originally called Offero, a pagan. Offero was a well-built, strong man and so tall that was sometimes referred to as a giant.  On his travels he met a hermit who guided travellers to the safe points where they could cross a dangerous river. Christopher took the place of the hermit but instead of just guiding travellers to safe places, he would often carry them across the river, especially any small children. Legend re-tells the story so that one of these children was the infant Jesus. He converted to Christianity, through the teachings of the hermit, and he changed his name to Christoffero  which led to the name Christopher.

Early in AD250 the Roman Emperor Decius (reigned 249–251) issued an edict for the suppression of Christianity in the Roman Empire and Christopher is listed as a martyr killed during these persecutions of 3rd century Rome.

The reverse of this holy card has The Motorist’s prayer and there is a small ‘gold’ medal inserted into the plastic covering.