{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-st-benedict-rosary-center","title":"Vintage Bronze St. Benedict Rosary Center","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze St. Benedict Rosary Center is shield-shaped and worked on both faces. The front holds a haloed Benedict in his habit, standing within the panel with a small rosette cast below him. The reverse carries a round medal sunk into the same shield, bearing the Benedictine cross with single letters set in the angles of its arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose letters are the shorthand of the Saint Benedict medal, in which each initial stands for a word of a Latin prayer of protection. In the angles of the cross stands \u003cstrong\u003eC S P B\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCrux Sancti Patris Benedicti\u003c\/em\u003e, the cross of our holy father Benedict; along the arms runs \u003cstrong\u003eN D S M D\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNon Draco Sit Mihi Dux\u003c\/em\u003e, let not the dragon be my guide. It is the most explicitly protective of Catholic medals, and placing it where the decades meet sets that guard over the whole prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe St. Benedict rosary center 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":48943405695161,"sku":"3c3-852-B","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-852-B.png?v=1787688703","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-st-benedict-rosary-center","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}