{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-our-lady-of-trois-epis-medal-alsace","title":"Vintage Bronze Our Lady of Trois-Epis Medal, Alsace","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Our Lady of Trois-Epis Medal tells a story on one face and names the place on the other. In the scene a man kneels with his horse standing behind him, before a tree that carries a small shrine box, while a robed woman stands to the right in a burst of rays. It is the apparition remembered at Trois-Epis, where a blacksmith riding to market stopped at a wayside image of the Virgin and was given a message to carry back to his neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse shows the hilltop village and its church rising above a rounded hill, three ears of wheat tied together above them, and below the words \u003cem\u003eSOUVENIR DES TROIS EPIS\u003c\/em\u003e, souvenir of Trois-Epis, in the Alsatian hills above Colmar. The three wheat ears are the emblem the Virgin held out as her sign of plenty, and they have given the village its name ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves its 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":48943575269561,"sku":"3c3-1348-B","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1348-B.png?v=1787688758","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-our-lady-of-trois-epis-medal-alsace","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}