{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-our-lady-of-the-pillar-of-chartres-medal","title":"Vintage Bronze Our Lady of the Pillar of Chartres Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Our Lady of the Pillar of Chartres Medal carries a shrine on each face. One holds a standing veiled Madonna in a wide mantle raised on a pillar, lettered \u003cstrong\u003eN-D-du-PILIER\u003c\/strong\u003e along the foot. The other shows a crowned Madonna seated with the Child on her lap, with \u003cstrong\u003eNOTRE-DAME DE CHARTRES\u003c\/strong\u003e curving around the rim, and a band of carved clouds runs along the base of both sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe French reads simply \u003cem\u003eOur Lady of the Pillar\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOur Lady of Chartres\u003c\/em\u003e. The Pillar Virgin is the dark wooden statue standing in the north aisle of the cathedral, where pilgrims have left candles for centuries; the seated Madonna is the older enthroned image of the same church. One medal holds two of the ways Chartres has prayed to her, and pilgrims still walk the road from Paris to that door every spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Chartres pilgrimage 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":48943618359481,"sku":"3c3-1194-B","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1194-B.png?v=1787688771","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-our-lady-of-the-pillar-of-chartres-medal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}