{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-st-cecilia-ornate-rosary-center","title":"Vintage Bronze St. Cecilia Ornate Rosary Center","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn this pierced bronze rosary center St. Cecilia kneels at her organ, veiled and haloed, her hands joined in the middle of her own music. \u003cstrong\u003eSANCTA\u003c\/strong\u003e runs up one edge of the disc and \u003cstrong\u003eCECILIA\u003c\/strong\u003e down the other, Latin for \u003cem\u003eSaint Cecilia\u003c\/em\u003e, framing her like the arch of a niche. The reverse is quieter: a slender flowering lily stem laid across a softly domed field, with the numeral 15 cast into the metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCecilia has been honored since the early Roman church as the martyr who sang in her heart to God alone while the instruments played at her wedding. Choirs, organists and church musicians of every kind have claimed her ever since, and her November feast is still the day choral societies sing. The lily on the reverse stands for the virginity she kept, and the piece is as often worn simply as a pendant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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":48943588507833,"sku":"3c3-1279-B","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1279-B.png?v=1787688766","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-st-cecilia-ornate-rosary-center","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}