{"product_id":"vintage-white-bronze-irish-penal-crucifix-with-passion-symbols","title":"Vintage White Bronze Irish Penal Crucifix with Passion Symbols","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage White Bronze Irish Penal Crucifix with Passion Symbols keeps the shape that necessity gave it. The arms are short and the shaft long and narrow, so the whole crucifix closes inside a fist and slips up a sleeve. It was made that way through the penal years in Ireland, when practicing the faith carried real danger and Mass was said at a rock in the open with a lookout posted on the hill. The corpus lies small and flat against the wood-like shaft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINRI\u003c\/strong\u003e is lettered across the head of the upright, for \u003cem\u003eIesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum\u003c\/em\u003e, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, and a spiked nimbus of rays stands behind the head. The Instruments of the Passion surround the figure as simple cast signs: a ladder down the shaft, a spear, scourges on the arms, a hammer, and a heart at the foot. A whole meditation fits in two inches of pale white bronze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Irish penal crucifix was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the crucifix'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":48943504261305,"sku":"3c3-419-WB","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-419-WB.png?v=1787688733","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-white-bronze-irish-penal-crucifix-with-passion-symbols","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}