These mints are really fun! They come imprinted with the image of Our Lady of Lourdes on them and infused with infused with holy water from the sacred grotto. (Think Marian Altoid.)

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, in the Pyrenees region of France, has been a pilgrimage site for Catholics since the 19th Century. Built on top of a grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette, its springs have been attracting people for centuries due to the healing powers of its holy water. These mints received the blessing of Pope Leo XIII on January 26, 1888. The tin still bears the original design, including an image of Our Lady of Lourdes and the words given to St. Bernadette, "Je suis l’Immaculée Conception," I am the Immaculate Conception.

The lovely blue tin that can be reused (or even treasured because it is so charming) for coins, safety pins, or even religious items, like a rosary.

Made at the holy site of Lourdes, France. 

100 grams, roughly 3.5 in. across. 

Ingredients: Sugar (French origin), emulsifying agent magnesium stearate, mineral salts extracted from water from the Vichy basin (0.3%), water of Lourdes, natural mint flavoring, glucose syrup.