{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-st-francis-de-sales-and-st-jane-de-chantal","title":"Vintage Bronze St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaint Francis de Sales is shown on the front of this medal as a bearded bishop in a rayed nimbus with a pectoral cross at his breast, named in French as Doctor of the Church. The other face shows Saint Jane Frances de Chantal veiled in the habit of a Visitation nun, her hands folded at her waist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two founded the Order of the Visitation together at Annecy in 1610, made for women whose health or years shut them out of the older and harsher religious houses. Francis is the great teacher of devotion for people in the middle of the world, whose \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to the Devout Life\u003c\/em\u003e was written for a married woman with a household to run. Jane, widowed with four children, gave the order its shape and its steadiness. Both inscriptions close with \u003cem\u003eP.P.N.\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003epriez pour nous\u003c\/em\u003e, pray for us.\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":48943556985017,"sku":"3c3-1430-B","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1430-B.png?v=1787688753","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-st-francis-de-sales-and-st-jane-de-chantal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}