{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-st-francis-and-the-birds-medal","title":"Vintage Bronze St. Francis and the Birds Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze St. Francis and the Birds Medal shows the friar standing among his listeners, one bird perched on his outstretched hand and more gathered at his feet, within a rope-twist border. The scene is the sermon to the birds, the moment Francis turned from a crowd that would not hear him toward a flock that would.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe back is given over entirely to nine close-cast lines of Italian, the blessing Francis wrote out for Brother Leo. \u003cem\u003eIl Signore ti benedica e ti custodisca\u003c\/em\u003e: the Lord bless you and keep you, may he show you his face and have mercy on you, may he turn his gaze upon you and give you peace. It is the ancient blessing of Aaron, handed from one friend to another at a hard moment in both their lives, and it remains one of the warmest things anyone can carry in a pocket.\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":48943422701753,"sku":"3c3-796-B","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-796-B.png?v=1787688713","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-st-francis-and-the-birds-medal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}