{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-guardian-angel-medal-french-legend","title":"Vintage Bronze Guardian Angel Medal, French Legend","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Guardian Angel Medal shows a winged angel standing on a low rock, one arm lifted and pointing upward, the other laid protectively around a small child at its side. Around the rim runs the French prayer \u003cem\u003eST ANGE GARDIEN SOYEZ MON GUIDE\u003c\/em\u003e, Holy Guardian Angel, be my guide, cut clearly enough to read at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse turns Marian: a haloed woman stands among a company of angels beneath a burst of rays, encircled by the Latin \u003cem\u003eAVE GRATIA PLENA DOMINVS TECVM\u003c\/em\u003e, Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, Gabriel's greeting at the Annunciation and the opening of the Hail Mary. The pairing is a natural one, the messenger angel on one face and the guarding angel on the other, and the French legend places the original among the devotional medals of nineteenth-century France, when this devotion was at its height.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Guardian Angel 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":48943632220345,"sku":"3c3-1097-B","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1097-B.png?v=1787688778","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-guardian-angel-medal-french-legend","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}