{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-our-lady-of-the-rosary-of-parana-medal","title":"Vintage Bronze Our Lady of the Rosary of Parana Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eA softly lobed oval medal from an antique Argentine original, its front given to Our Lady of the Rosary. The Virgin stands in the stiff, bell-shaped mantle familiar from dressed Spanish and South American statues, a rayed crown about her head, framed by a plain border that four small florets break at the compass points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse carries no image at all, only six lines of lettering above a laurel spray: \u003cem\u003eCOFRADIA DE NTRA SRA DEL ROSARIO, PARANA, E. RIOS\u003c\/em\u003e — the Confraternity of Our Lady of the Rosary at Paraná in Entre Ríos, Argentina. Medals like this belonged to the members of a parish rosary confraternity, men and women who bound themselves to pray the rosary together, to walk in its processions and to see one another buried. The softened edges of the original are the mark of someone who kept that promise for a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Our Lady of the Rosary of Parana 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":48943651193017,"sku":"3c3-1006-B","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1006-B.png?v=1787688785","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-our-lady-of-the-rosary-of-parana-medal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}