{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-st-joan-of-arc-medal-beaulieu-les-fontaines","title":"Vintage Bronze St. Joan of Arc Medal, Beaulieu-les-Fontaines","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoan of Arc sits in armour on the front of this medal, her sword beside her, between two upright laurel branches beneath a crenellated tower top, with two shields at her feet. The other face is a scroll-shaped panel of raised lettering, a fleur-de-lys above it and broken shackles cast along the bottom edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inscription reads \u003cem\u003eSANCTA JOANNA ORA PRO NOBIS\u003c\/em\u003e, Saint Joan, pray for us, and beneath it \u003cem\u003eBEAULIEU LES FONTAINES 1430\u003c\/em\u003e. In 1430 Joan was taken at Compiègne and brought to the castle of Beaulieu-les-Fontaines, the first place she was held prisoner, and the broken shackles at the foot belong to that captivity. She was nineteen when she died at Rouen and is honored as a patron of France and of soldiers, and of anyone who has been asked to hold to what they heard when no one else believed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Saint Joan of Arc 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":48943556100281,"sku":"3c3-1436-B","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1436-B.png?v=1787688754","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-st-joan-of-arc-medal-beaulieu-les-fontaines","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}