{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-st-patrick-medal-our-patron","title":"Vintage Bronze St. Patrick Medal, Our Patron","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze St. Patrick Medal, Our Patron sets the apostle of Ireland three-quarter length inside a deep rectangular border. He is shown as a bishop, mitred and haloed, a crozier in his right hand and his cope falling in heavy folds, which is how Patrick was depicted for centuries before the shamrock-and-snakes shorthand of later popular art took over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lettering is cast into the border on all four sides: \u003cstrong\u003eST. PATRICK\u003c\/strong\u003e across the top, \u003cstrong\u003eOUR PATRON\u003c\/strong\u003e down the left, \u003cstrong\u003ePRAY FOR US\u003c\/strong\u003e down the right, with a scrolled ornament closing the foot. It is a patron's medal in the plainest sense, a name, a claim and a petition, and the claim is the interesting part. To call a saint \u003cem\u003eour\u003c\/em\u003e patron is to say the relationship already exists, and the families and parishes who carried a medal like this one meant it quite literally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe St. Patrick medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves its 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":48943524184249,"sku":"3c3-260-B","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-260-B.png?v=1787688743","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-st-patrick-medal-our-patron","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}