{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-blessing-of-saint-francis-medal","title":"Vintage Bronze Blessing of Saint Francis Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Blessing of Saint Francis Medal shows one friar blessing another. The standing figure is haloed and marked by rays falling from the upper left; he lays his hand on a second friar who kneels before him with a book held open, and behind them the ground rises in bare rock. The reverse is flat and filled with ten lines of Spanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text is the blessing itself: \u003cem\u003eThe Lord bless you and keep you; may he show you his face and have mercy on you; may he turn his face toward you and grant you peace. May the Lord bless this his servant.\u003c\/em\u003e These are the words Saint Francis wrote out for Brother Leo on Mount La Verna, taken from the priestly blessing in the Book of Numbers, given to a friar who was struggling and needed something to hold. Leo kept that parchment for the rest of his life. The mountain in the background of the front is La Verna, which makes the two faces of this medal a single scene and its text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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":48943441871033,"sku":"3c3-682-B","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-682-B.png?v=1787688715","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-blessing-of-saint-francis-medal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}