{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-st-alena-and-guardian-angel-medal","title":"Vintage Bronze St. Alena and Guardian Angel Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze St. Alena and Guardian Angel Medal pairs a named martyr with the most familiar of household devotions. One face shows a woman standing veiled and haloed beneath a flowering branch, a tall staff in one hand and a martyr's palm crossed at her breast, with \u003cem\u003eSANCTA ALENA ORA PRO NOBIS\u003c\/em\u003e running around the rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Latin asks simply that Saint Alena pray for us. She is venerated as an early martyr of Brabant, in what is now Belgium, and honoured near Brussels ever since; medals of her were made for local pilgrims rather than for wide circulation, which makes the original an unusual survival. The other face shows a guardian angel, wings filling the field, bending protectively over a child among clouds and stars, the first devotion most Catholic children are taught.\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 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":48943555707065,"sku":"3c3-1450-B","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1450-B.png?v=1787688751","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-st-alena-and-guardian-angel-medal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}