{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-mission-souvenir-crucifix-budded-ends","title":"Vintage Bronze Mission Souvenir Crucifix, Budded Ends","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis mission crucifix carries the corpus of Christ with the \u003cem\u003eINRI\u003c\/em\u003e titulus above his head, and the four arm ends are filled with budded, rose-like bosses. The back is plain but for the raised words \u003cem\u003eSOUVENIR DE MISSION\u003c\/em\u003e set across the crossbar, the souvenir of a mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA parish mission in France meant a week or two of preaching, of confessions heard from morning until night, and of baptismal promises renewed at the end, and it closed with a cross put into the hand of each person who had made it. That cross went home to be hung by a bed or carried in a pocket as the reminder of what had been decided. \u003cem\u003eINRI\u003c\/em\u003e is the charge Pilate had nailed above him, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, written in earnest without knowing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis mission crucifix was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the crucifix'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":48943555903673,"sku":"3c3-1447-B","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1447-B.png?v=1787688749","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-mission-souvenir-crucifix-budded-ends","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}