{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-st-francis-cross-with-the-blessing-and-lilies","title":"Vintage Bronze St. Francis Cross with the Blessing and Lilies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze St. Francis Cross is worked on both faces. One side sets a bust of St. Francis in profile, tonsured, bearded, haloed, in a roundel at the crossing, with lilies laid along the arms and down the shaft. In the panel above him two hands cross beneath a small cross: the arms of Christ and of Francis together, marked with the wounds they share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other face is filled edge to edge with the blessing of St. Francis, cast in gothic minuscule with the contractions of the original: \u003cem\u003eBenedicat tibi Dominus et custodiat te... et det tibi pacem.\u003c\/em\u003e May the Lord bless you and keep you; may he show his face to you and have mercy on you; may he turn his countenance toward you and give you peace. Roses fill the arms and a single lily rises on the shaft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe St. Francis cross 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":48943531753657,"sku":"3c3-1577-B","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1577-B.png?v=1787688745","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-st-francis-cross-with-the-blessing-and-lilies","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}