{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-st-patrick-with-snakes-medal","title":"Vintage Bronze St. Patrick with Snakes Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze St. Patrick with Snakes Medal shows the bishop in full vestments with his tall staff, standing on ground where serpents twist away beneath his feet and water lies behind him. \u003cem\u003eSAINT PATRICK\u003c\/em\u003e arches overhead. The reverse carries a plain Latin cross set against crossed palm fronds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe serpents are the oldest thing in the picture. Irish tradition has Patrick driving the snakes from the island, an image the Church has long read as the driving out of the old paganism by the Gospel he brought. He returned as a bishop to the country that had held him as a slave, and by the end of his life it was Christian. This is an Irish devotional medal of the traditional kind, worn by his countrymen and by everyone else who claims him at least one day a year.\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\n\u003cp class=\"cs-spec\" style=\"margin:1.25em 0;padding:0.7em 1em;border-left:3px solid #a9803f;background:#faf6ef;line-height:1.7;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\/8 inches tall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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":"CatholicShop.com","offers":[{"title":"Medal Only","offer_id":67735914578133,"sku":"3C3-AGEQUA-766B","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20-inch Black Cord (add $6)","offer_id":67735914610901,"sku":"3C3-AGEQUA-766B-CORDBK","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20-inch Blue Cord (add $6)","offer_id":67735914643669,"sku":"3C3-AGEQUA-766B-CORDBL","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20-inch White Cord (add $6)","offer_id":67735914676437,"sku":"3C3-AGEQUA-766B-CORDWH","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18-inch Bronze Cable Chain (add $16)","offer_id":67735914709205,"sku":"3C3-AGEQUA-766B-CBL18","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24-inch Bronze Cable Chain (add $19)","offer_id":67735914741973,"sku":"3C3-AGEQUA-766B-CBL24","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24-inch Bronze Rope Chain (add $25)","offer_id":67735914774741,"sku":"3C3-AGEQUA-766B-RPE24","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5179\/6437\/files\/3c3-766-B_9f4da41e-8138-4e51-86fc-b0c0ddc37b8b.png?v=1791764745","url":"https:\/\/geniusloci.app\/products\/vintage-bronze-st-patrick-with-snakes-medal","provider":"Genius Loci","version":"1.0","type":"link"}