{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-antique-lourdes-medal-france","title":"Vintage Bronze Antique Lourdes Medal, France","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Lourdes Medal shows Our Lady standing under an arch, her head bowed a little, her hands joined at her breast and a broad fan of rays behind her. Lilies rise on one side and a rose opens near her feet on the other, and the relief is soft and deep in the manner of the French cast medals of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA legend follows the curve of the arch: \u003cstrong\u003eIMMACULEE CONCEPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Immaculate Conception. That is the name Our Lady gave for herself at Lourdes in 1858, spoken in the local dialect to Bernadette Soubirous, a girl of fourteen who did not know the words and carried them to her parish priest without understanding them. The roses at her feet belong to the same apparition, and the medal has been worn ever since as a token of that grotto and its spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lourdes medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the medal's vintage character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtisan-cast from an antique original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Equatoria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48943496954041,"sku":"3c3-450-B","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-450-B.png?v=1787688731","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-antique-lourdes-medal-france","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}