{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-st-jun-pero-serra-medal-apostle-of-california","title":"Vintage Bronze St. Junípero Serra Medal, Apostle of California","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze St. Junípero Serra Medal stands the friar upright in his Franciscan habit, one hand raised and a tall processional cross braced in the other, small against an open field within a plain raised border. He is the Mallorcan Franciscan who walked El Camino Real and founded the first of the Alta California missions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse is lettered with the words most often remembered as his: \u003cstrong\u003eALWAYS GO FORWARD AND NEVER TURN BACK\u003c\/strong\u003e, set beneath a small crucifix, with his signature cast in facsimile across the foot. Few medals carry a saint's own hand this way. Read devotionally it is a line about perseverance, the refusal to look back that the Gospel asks of anyone who has set a hand to the plough, and it suits anyone with a long road in front of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe St. Junípero Serra 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":48943537717433,"sku":"3c3-1543-B","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1543-B.png?v=1787688745","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-st-jun-pero-serra-medal-apostle-of-california","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}