{"product_id":"vintage-sterling-silver-lourdes-medal-our-lady-with-roses","title":"Vintage Sterling Silver Lourdes Medal, Our Lady with Roses","description":"\u003cp\u003eA quatrefoil openwork medal from an antique French original. The Virgin stands free in the open center, veiled, her hands joined at her breast, while roses climb from a small disc at the base of the frame. The reverse shows the back of the standing figure and an ornamented monogram worked into that same disc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe disc is dated \u003cstrong\u003e11 FEV. 1858\u003c\/strong\u003e — the eleventh of February 1858, the day Bernadette Soubirous, gathering firewood by the river at Massabielle, first saw a lady standing in the hollow of the rock. Bernadette described a rose resting on each bare foot, and the roses climbing this frame belong to that account. The apparitions continued through the spring, and in March the lady gave her name: \u003cem\u003eI am the Immaculate Conception\u003c\/em\u003e. A date cast into a medal like this belongs to the antique original and to the event it records.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lourdes medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA in sterling silver, 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":48943644344505,"sku":"3c3-1060-S","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1060-S.png?v=1787688782","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-sterling-silver-lourdes-medal-our-lady-with-roses","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}