{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-praying-madonna-medal-with-roses","title":"Vintage Bronze Praying Madonna Medal with Roses","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour roses frame the Vintage Bronze Praying Madonna Medal with Roses, two tied with a ribbon across the crest and one at either side, modelled full enough to stand proud of the rim. Within, the Virgin is shown at half length, veiled and haloed, her hands joined before her and a nimbus arching behind her head. The relief is soft and the expression quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other face turns to a place rather than a person: the spired sanctuary church at \u003cstrong\u003eLourdes\u003c\/strong\u003e rising above the lower buildings on its slope, worked in shallow relief so that it reads almost as an engraving. French pilgrims carried medals of exactly this kind home from the grotto where Mary appeared to St. Bernadette Soubirous in 1858, and where the sick still go to pray. The roses belong to the same thought, the flower long given to Mary in litany and hymn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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":48943632449721,"sku":"3c3-1087-B","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1087-B.png?v=1787688779","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-praying-madonna-medal-with-roses","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}