{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-st-padre-pio-medal-pray-for-us","title":"Vintage Bronze St. Padre Pio Medal, Pray for Us","description":"\u003cp\u003ePadre Pio kneels in his habit with his hands lifted toward a flaming heart crowned with a cross, bearded and stooped, caught in the middle of prayer rather than posed for a portrait. Narrow raised panels run down each side of the front, lettered vertically \u003cstrong\u003eSaint\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePadre Pio\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Capuchin of San Giovanni Rotondo bore the wounds of Christ for fifty years and spent his days in the confessional, at times hearing penitents for sixteen hours at a stretch. Pray, hope, and do not worry, he told them. The reverse of the medal is a plain sunken field within a stepped border, with \u003cstrong\u003ePray for us\u003c\/strong\u003e written across it in a flowing script hand, and the square panelled shape gives the whole piece its mid-century character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe St. Padre Pio 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":48943594602681,"sku":"3c3-1254-B","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1254-B.png?v=1787688765","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-st-padre-pio-medal-pray-for-us","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}