{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-st-maria-goretti-medal-two-sided","title":"Vintage Bronze St. Maria Goretti Medal, Two Sided","description":"\u003cp\u003eA young girl stands haloed on the front of this medal, a palm branch in one hand and a spray of lilies in the other, her name lettered small beside her. The other face carries an ornate flowered cross with rays breaking behind it, \u003cem\u003eS. MARIA GORETTI\u003c\/em\u003e arched above and \u003cem\u003ePRAY FOR US\u003c\/em\u003e across the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Goretti was eleven years old, the daughter of a poor farming family in the Pontine marshes, when she was attacked and stabbed in 1902 and died the next day. She forgave her killer before she died and asked that he be with her in heaven, and years later, after a change of heart in prison that he laid at her door, he was present at her mother's side. She was canonised in 1950 and is honored as patron of young people, of purity and of forgiveness. The palm is for her martyrdom and the lilies for what she gave her life to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Saint Maria Goretti 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":48943563440313,"sku":"3c3-1377-B","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1377-B.png?v=1787688755","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-st-maria-goretti-medal-two-sided","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}