{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-st-benedict-and-our-lady-of-montserrat-medal","title":"Vintage Bronze St. Benedict and Our Lady of Montserrat Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaint Benedict is shown in profile on the front of this large oval medal, mitred as an abbot, an open book in one hand and his crozier in the other, with a small disc beside him carrying the initials of his medal. The other face shows the crowned Virgin enthroned with the Child among the sawtooth peaks of a mountain, the monastery buildings set at her right, and \u003cem\u003eROMA\u003c\/em\u003e in a panel at the foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lettering names \u003cem\u003eS. Pater Benedic.\u003c\/em\u003e, holy father Benedict, and \u003cem\u003eN.S. de Montserrat\u003c\/em\u003e, Our Lady of Montserrat, whose dark image has been venerated on that serrated Catalan mountain for close to a thousand years and is known there simply as la Moreneta. The pairing is natural: Montserrat is a Benedictine abbey, and the book in Benedict's hand is the Rule that has ordered life on the mountain since the monks arrived.\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 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":48943562522809,"sku":"3c3-1394-B","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1394-B.png?v=1787688755","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-st-benedict-and-our-lady-of-montserrat-medal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}