{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-virgen-ni-a-the-infant-virgin-mary-medal","title":"Vintage Bronze Virgen Niña, the Infant Virgin Mary Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Virgen Niña Medal shows a tender and unusual subject: the Virgin Mary as a newborn, asleep in a deep carved cradle raised on a tall footed pedestal. Winged cherub heads and flowers arch over her, small figures are worked into the base, and the legend \u003cstrong\u003eSS. VIRGEN NIÑA\u003c\/strong\u003e curves around the rim to either side of the cradle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Spanish means Most Holy Virgin as a Child, and it names a devotion long kept in Spain and across Latin America, where the Nativity of Mary in September is honored with images of her infancy, dressed and cradled and watched over. It is a quiet, domestic picture of holiness beginning at the very start of a life, which makes it a fitting gift for a birth, a baptism, or a godchild.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Virgen Niña 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":48943587655865,"sku":"3c3-1311-B","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1311-B.png?v=1787688762","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-virgen-ni-a-the-infant-virgin-mary-medal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}