{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-perpetual-help-and-st-alphonsus-medal","title":"Vintage Bronze Perpetual Help and St. Alphonsus Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Perpetual Help and St. Alphonsus Medal carries a devotion on each face. The front holds the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help set within a raised frame, the Virgin holding her Child while two archangels attend above with the instruments of the Passion. The reverse shows a haloed priest in a cassock with the Christ Child gathered up in his arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat priest is Alphonsus Liguori, named in the Spanish legend running around the border: \u003cstrong\u003eS. ALFONSO DE LIGORIO\u003c\/strong\u003e, Saint Alphonsus Liguori, closing at the foot with \u003cstrong\u003ePOR NOSOTROS\u003c\/strong\u003e, “for us,” the ending of a prayer asking his intercession. Alphonsus founded the Redemptorists, the order entrusted with the care of the Perpetual Help icon and with carrying it around the world, which is why the teacher and the image belong together on a single medal. The Spanish lettering places the antique original in Spain or Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Perpetual Help and St. Alphonsus 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":48943505801401,"sku":"3c3-340-B","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-340-B.png?v=1787688735","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-perpetual-help-and-st-alphonsus-medal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}