The relic of the Benedictine monastery of Andechs; a host consacrated by Gregory the Great appears above the monastery, sheds its blessing on female representations of four cCatholic German states and sends flashes of lightning against Hunger, Plague and War; on the sides, Pope Gregory the Great (with beard) and an unidentified Pope saint. Engraving by J. and J. Klauber.

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