{"product_id":"vintage-yellow-bronze-st-raphael-quatrefoil-medal","title":"Vintage Yellow Bronze St. Raphael Quatrefoil Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour lobes of dense foliate scrollwork frame the center of this quatrefoil medal, and in the pointed oval at its heart stands the archangel Raphael, winged, staff in hand, his robe blowing back as though he had stopped only for a moment on the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse belongs to the petition. Below a small fleur-de-lis, five lines read \u003cem\u003eST. RAPHAEL PRESERVE US FROM ILL HEALTH AND ALL DANGER TO LIFE\u003c\/em\u003e, set out in plain English rather than Latin — a directness that is rare on old devotional work and easy to love. Raphael's name means God heals. In the book of Tobit he joins young Tobias as a fellow traveler, guards him the whole way and gives him what cures his father's blindness, which is why he is invoked for health, for safe journeys and for those who look after the sick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe St. Raphael quatrefoil medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA in yellow bronze, 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":48943651094713,"sku":"3c3-1011-YB","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1011-YB.png?v=1787688783","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-yellow-bronze-st-raphael-quatrefoil-medal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}