{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-our-lady-of-lujan-medal-argentina","title":"Vintage Bronze Our Lady of Lujan Medal, Argentina","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Our Lady of Lujan Medal brings the patroness of Argentina to a piece an inch and an eighth across. The upper field holds the little Virgin of Lujan in her stiff cone-shaped robe with a rayed halo behind her, and in a panel below stands the twin-spired basilica raised in her honour, with \u003cem\u003eLUJAN\u003c\/em\u003e lettered around the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse tells the story rather than naming it. An ox-drawn cart stands halted in open country, and below it a group of figures gathers around a low chest. This is the founding tradition of the shrine: in 1630 a cart carrying a small terracotta image of the Immaculate Conception north from Brazil would not move again until that one crate was lifted down, and the image was left where it stopped. A chapel rose on the spot, then the basilica, and Lujan has been the heart of Argentine Catholic life ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Our Lady of Lujan 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":48943556395193,"sku":"3c3-1432-B","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1432-B.png?v=1787688751","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-our-lady-of-lujan-medal-argentina","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}