Can the Manacalon Rosary be purchased/found later in the game?

I finally found one. It was after the world map engagement vs 1 evil priest and 2 acolytes. One of the acolytes dropped the Rosary. This is the first time I ever get Rosary, and it is my 4th playthrough. Too bad, my current party is 4 fighters, so no one can use this. :( 

Even when I have had the rosary, lack of ever finding the primed greatsword is a bummer. The effect is bleeding on the doomed Rapier.

Even when I have had the rosary, lack of ever finding the primed greatsword is a bummer. The effect is bleeding on the doomed Rapier.

There is a merchant mod in Nexusmod, which allows Gorim and Hugo to sell ingredients, manuals, and primed wepaons and Rosary, and etc... 

Cool, thanks for the heads up, I did not know that.

So I was trying to install the mod, but Solasta is not listed in the Unity mod manager so I am unable to use it.

Solasta is not yet fully supported by unity manager, for the Solasta to appear there you need to modify UnityModManagerConfig.xml file in mod manager folder to look like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<Config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

    <Repository>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/newman55/unity-mod-manager/master/Repository_beta_13.json</Repository>

    <HomePage>https://www.nexusmods.com/site/mods/21/</HomePage>

    <GameInfo Name="Solasta"><Folder>Solasta</Folder>

        <ModsDirectory>Mods</ModsDirectory>

        <ModInfo>Info.json</ModInfo>

        <GameExe>Solasta.exe</GameExe>

        <EntryPoint>[UnityEngine.UIModule.dll]UnityEngine.Canvas.cctor:Before</EntryPoint>

        <StartingPoint>[Assembly-CSharp.dll]RuntimeManager.LoadRuntime:After</StartingPoint>

        <MinimalManagerVersion>0.22.13</MinimalManagerVersion>

    </GameInfo>

    <GameInfo Name="Oxygen Not Included">

This was apparently NOT addressed with the Winter Patch.  

They need to put this as an automatic item with the Academic background.  Also, put it on sale with most stores.  It is crazy to think that crafting (an entire feature of the game) can't be experienced because of dodgy drop rates!

You do want us to test crafting, right?  Thanks!

It is you can buy it from the general shopkeeper not the magic one for who knows what reason. 

Yes, Gorim has it for 110 GP.

hmm   the academic background  has bothe herbalism and manacolon rosary broficiencies but don't start with the rosary.