{"title":"Graduation Gifts for Students \u0026 Scholars","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeaningful gifts for students, scholars, and scientists, anyone whose mind is where they meet the world, whether that's a classroom, a lab, or a philosophy seminar. Each medal features original artwork on 18k gold finish or stainless steel, sealed under shatterproof liquid glass, with optional custom engraving on the back. Individually made to order in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"saint-catherine-of-alexandria-medal-necklace","title":"Saint Catherine of Alexandria Medal Necklace - Scholar, Martyr, Patron of Students","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Catherine of Alexandria, Patron Saint of Students and Lawyers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatherine was 18 when she walked into the court of Emperor Maxentius and challenged him publicly for persecuting Christians. He assembled 50 of the empire's most learned philosophers to argue her down. She converted every one of them. He offered her a place as empress. She refused. He imprisoned her, and during her imprisonment she converted the empress, a senior military commander, and 200 soldiers, all of whom were executed for it. He ordered her bound to a spiked breaking wheel. It shattered when she touched it. He finally had her beheaded in 305 AD. She is venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, saints recognized for particularly powerful intercession, a title the Church has honored for over a thousand years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Gift For...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA student, scholar, or teacher who argues what is true for a living\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA lawyer, or anyone whose work means defending a position with precision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA confirmation gift for a girl who is academically serious or intellectually driven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who has ever had to hold their ground in front of someone with more authority than they have\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone who needs \"Wisdom is my crown and shield\" close by\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone named Catherine or Katherine, for a birthday or personal milestone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Confirmation Gift for Catherine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConfirmation candidates who argue, question, and refuse to back down tend to find Catherine before anyone points her out to them. Most engrave a name and confirmation date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Saint Catherine of Alexandria Medal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis medal depicts Catherine in profile, crowned, gaze forward, composed. The spiked wheel appears at her shoulder, the instrument of torture that shattered on contact and became so permanently linked to her name that it entered the English language as the \"Catherine wheel.\" A sword crosses behind her, referencing the execution that finally took her life. The composition places her symbols around her without softening what they represent. This is a martyr's medal, and it reads as one. The natural gold or silver of the metal forms the illustration itself. Black ink is applied to the pendant surface and the metal shows through as the image. A shatterproof liquid glass coating seals the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonalization and Engraving\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe optional engraving on the reverse is rendered in Tangerine cursive. Two lines, up to 20 characters each. Two lines that fit: \"Wisdom is my\" and \"crown and shield.\" For a gift to a student, teacher, or lawyer, a name and a meaningful date works equally well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Catherine of Alexandria's feast day is November 25.\u003c\/strong\u003e She was 18 years old when she stood before the emperor. She had prepared her entire life for exactly that moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRelated Devotions for Philosophers and Sharp Minds\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-thomas-aquinas-medal-necklace\"\u003eSaint Thomas Aquinas Medal\u003c\/a\u003e: a fellow patron of students and philosophers, for a masculine counterpart in the same intellectual tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-albert-the-great-medal-necklace\"\u003eSaint Albert the Great Medal\u003c\/a\u003e: patron of scientists, for the natural-sciences side of the same pursuit of truth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-jerome-medal-necklace\"\u003eSaint Jerome Medal\u003c\/a\u003e: another scholar-saint, devoted to getting the primary sources right through decades of translation work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/collections\/graduation-gifts-for-students-scholars\"\u003eGraduation Gifts for Students \u0026amp; Scholars\u003c\/a\u003e: browse the full collection of saints for students, scholars, and anyone in the middle of a hard question.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sanctum Medals","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ No","offer_id":53156742431056,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ Yes","offer_id":53156742463824,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ No","offer_id":53156742496592,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ Yes","offer_id":53156742529360,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/7852\/6032\/files\/Saint-Catherine-of-alexandria-Medal-Gold-frontview.jpg?v=1781703191"},{"product_id":"saint-jerome-medal-necklace","title":"Saint Jerome Medal Necklace – Patron Saint of Translators \u0026 Scholars","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Jerome, Patron Saint of Translators and Scholars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJerome was born around 347 in Stridon, on the border of what is now Croatia and Slovenia, and educated in Rome, where he became fluent in Latin and Greek rhetoric before undergoing a profound conversion to a stricter, more ascetic Christian life. He traveled to the Syrian desert to live as a hermit, then eventually settled in Bethlehem, where he spent the last decades of his life translating the Bible directly from its original Hebrew and Greek into Latin. The result, known as the Vulgate, became the standard biblical text for the Western Church for well over a thousand years and remains in use today. Jerome was famously difficult, sharp-tongued, and uncompromising in scholarly disputes, but also deeply devoted, living in voluntary poverty and constant study until his death in 420. Medieval legend added a gentler story to his fierce reputation: that he once removed a thorn from a lion's paw in the desert, and the healed lion stayed by his side as a devoted companion for the rest of his life. He is recognized today as one of the four great Doctors of the Latin Church, alongside Augustine, Ambrose, and Gregory the Great.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Gift For...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA translator, linguist, or anyone who works between languages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA librarian, archivist, or researcher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA student, especially one studying scripture, theology, or classical languages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA confirmation candidate drawn to rigorous scholarship and solitary dedication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Saint Jerome's Day gift on September 30, for any translator, scholar, or student in your life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Confirmation Gift for Jerome\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a confirmation candidate who takes scholarship seriously, who'd rather get something exactly right than simply finished, Jerome offers a rare, demanding model. Engrave a name and confirmation date, and let his decades of painstaking work carry the meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Saint Jerome Medal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis medal depicts him bearded and robed, writing in a book beside the lion of his legend, a skull resting nearby as a mark of his contemplative life, his halo radiating outward against an ornate patterned border. The natural gold or silver of the metal forms the illustration itself. Black ink is applied to the pendant surface and the metal shows through as the image. A shatterproof liquid glass coating seals the surface. The result has a depth and precision that printed medals don't achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonalization and Engraving\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe optional engraving on the reverse is rendered in Tangerine cursive, two lines, up to 20 characters each. Many choose a name and a graduation or licensure date, while others engrave \"ad fontes,\" to the sources, a phrase closely tied to his scholarly legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Jerome's feast day is September 30, and over sixteen centuries later, the Latin Bible he completed alone in a cave in Bethlehem remains one of the most consequential translations in the history of the written word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Devotions for Scholars and Writers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor Prolific Religious Writers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pair with the Saint Alphonsus Liguori Medal, one of history's most published Catholic authors and Doctor of the Church.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sanctum Medals","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ No","offer_id":53616423502160,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ Yes","offer_id":53616423534928,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ No","offer_id":53616423567696,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ Yes","offer_id":53616423600464,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/7852\/6032\/files\/Saint-Jerome-Medal-Gold-frontview.jpg?v=1789486850"},{"product_id":"saint-thomas-aquinas-medal-necklace","title":"Saint Thomas Aquinas Medal Necklace – Patron Saint of Students \u0026 Scholars","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eSaint Thomas Aquinas, Patron Saint of Students and Scholars\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas was born around 1225 near Aquino, in what is now Italy, the son of a count. Sent to the Benedictines at Monte Cassino at five, he was expected to rise through that order and perhaps become abbot himself. Instead, at nineteen, he announced he wanted to join the Dominicans, a newer order committed to poverty and preaching rather than the settled life his family had planned for him. His mother had him seized by his own brothers and held for close to two years in the family castle, where by some accounts they even sent a woman to tempt him from his vow of chastity. He held to his decision and was eventually released. As a student he was so quiet that classmates nicknamed him the Dumb Ox, until his teacher Albertus Magnus is said to have remarked that his bellowing would one day be heard across the world. He went on to write the \u003cem\u003eSumma Theologiae\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most influential works of Christian theology, and to teach in Paris and across Italy until his death in 1274. Tradition holds that a sun appeared to him in a vision, later becoming his emblem for the way his teaching illuminated the Church, and that a dove near his ear signified the divine inspiration behind his writing. This medal is worn by men and women alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eA Gift For...\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents, graduate students, and anyone defending a thesis or dissertation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeachers, professors, and academics at Catholic schools and universities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilosophy and theology majors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone who thinks their way toward faith rather than feeling their way toward it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA graduation gift for high school, college, or an advanced degree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriters, publishers, and booksellers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eA Confirmation Gift for Thomas\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngrave \"Veritas\" (Latin for \"truth\") on the first line and the confirmation date on the second. Thomas suits a confirmand who asks hard questions and wants a saint who spent his whole life answering them rather than avoiding them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe Saint Thomas Aquinas Medal\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Thomas Aquinas is shown half-length in a hooded habit, a radiant sun on his chest, an open book in one hand, his other hand raised in a teaching gesture, with a dove near his head and a border of floral scrollwork. The natural gold or silver of the metal forms the illustration itself. Black ink is applied to the pendant surface and the metal shows through as the image. A shatterproof liquid glass coating seals the surface. The result has a depth and precision that printed medals don't achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003ePersonalization and Engraving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse can be engraved in Tangerine cursive, up to 2 lines of 20 characters each. Some ideas:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Veritas\" \/ a graduation year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Class of 2027\" \/ a degree or major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Seek truth\" \/ a thesis defense date\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA school name \/ \"Doctor of the Church\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Thomas Aquinas's feast day is January 28. He was declared a Doctor of the Church, a title given to theologians whose writing has shaped the whole Church's understanding of the faith, and his \u003cem\u003eSumma Theologiae\u003c\/em\u003e is still studied in seminaries and universities today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eRelated Devotions for Scholars and Seekers of Truth\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-albert-the-great-medal-necklace\"\u003eSaint Albert the Great Medal\u003c\/a\u003e: Aquinas's own teacher, patron of scientists and a fellow Dominican who first recognized his student's genius.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-jerome-medal-necklace\"\u003eSaint Jerome Medal\u003c\/a\u003e: another scholar-saint, known for his translation work and fierce devotion to getting the text right.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-catherine-of-alexandria-medal-necklace\"\u003eSaint Catherine of Alexandria Medal\u003c\/a\u003e: patron of students and philosophers, for a female counterpart in the same intellectual tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/collections\/graduation-gifts-for-students-scholars\"\u003eGraduation Gifts for Students \u0026amp; Scholars\u003c\/a\u003e: browse the full collection, including fellow scholar-saints Albert the Great and Catherine of Alexandria.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sanctum Medals","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ No","offer_id":53625280987472,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ Yes","offer_id":53625281020240,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ No","offer_id":53625281053008,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ Yes","offer_id":53625281085776,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/7852\/6032\/files\/Saint-Thomas-Aquinas-Medal-Gold-frontview.jpg?v=1789640721"},{"product_id":"saint-albert-the-great-medal-necklace","title":"Saint Albert the Great Medal Necklace – Patron Saint of Scientists \u0026 Philosophers","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eSaint Albert the Great, Patron Saint of Scientists and Philosophers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlbert was born around 1200 in Lauingen, in what is now Bavaria, to a noble family, and studied at the University of Padua, where he first encountered the work of Aristotle. He joined the Dominican order and went on to teach at Paris and Cologne, where his knowledge spanned chemistry, physics, botany, zoology, astronomy, and mineralogy so completely that his contemporaries called him \"Doctor Universalis,\" the universal teacher, and eventually simply Albertus Magnus, Albert the Great. He believed the study of nature was itself a legitimate path toward understanding God, at a time when that wasn't the assumed position of the Church. In Cologne he became the teacher and lifelong friend of a quiet, heavyset student everyone else dismissed as the Dumb Ox, a young man named Thomas Aquinas. Albert was the one who recognized what Thomas was capable of, and after Thomas's early death, Albert traveled to Paris himself to defend his former student's writing against those who wanted it condemned. Albert served briefly as Bishop of Regensburg before resigning to return to teaching and writing, producing work across nearly forty volumes before his death in 1280. He was canonized and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1931. This medal is worn by men and women alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eA Gift For...\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScientists, researchers, and lab technicians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical technicians and healthcare students\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilosophy and theology students\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mentor or teacher who saw someone's potential before they saw it themselves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who refuses to treat faith and science as opposites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA graduation gift for a science or pre-med degree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eA Confirmation Gift for Albert\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngrave \"Fides et Ratio\" (Latin for \"faith and reason\") on the first line and the confirmation date on the second. Albert suits a confirmand who is curious about everything, the kind of person who asks how something works and why it matters in the same breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe Saint Albert the Great Medal\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Albert the Great is shown half-length in a bishop's mitre and Dominican habit, holding a quill in one hand and an open book in the other, framed by a ring of floral scrollwork. The natural gold or silver of the metal forms the illustration itself. Black ink is applied to the pendant surface and the metal shows through as the image. A shatterproof liquid glass coating seals the surface. The result has a depth and precision that printed medals don't achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003ePersonalization and Engraving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse can be engraved in Tangerine cursive, up to 2 lines of 20 characters each. Some ideas:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Fides et Ratio\" \/ a graduation year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Doctor Universalis\" \/ a field of study\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Seek and understand\" \/ a defense or exam date\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA lab or department name \/ \"Class of 2028\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Albert the Great's feast day is November 15. He was declared the patron saint of natural sciences in 1941, and his tomb rests in the crypt of St. Andrew's Church in Cologne, the same city where he once taught his most famous student.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eRelated Devotions for Scholars and Seekers of Truth\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-thomas-aquinas-medal-necklace\"\u003eSaint Thomas Aquinas Medal\u003c\/a\u003e: Albert's own student, whose genius Albert was the first to recognize and later defended after his death.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-jerome-medal-necklace\"\u003eSaint Jerome Medal\u003c\/a\u003e: another scholar-saint devoted to rigorous, exacting study in service of the faith.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/collections\/graduation-gifts-for-students-scholars\"\u003eGraduation Gifts for Students \u0026amp; Scholars\u003c\/a\u003e: see the rest of the collection, from Albert's own student Aquinas to Catherine of Alexandria.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sanctum Medals","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ No","offer_id":53625374671184,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ Yes","offer_id":53625374703952,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ No","offer_id":53625374736720,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ Yes","offer_id":53625374769488,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/7852\/6032\/files\/Saint-Albert-the-great-Medal-Gold-frontview.jpg?v=1789642233"}],"url":"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/collections\/graduation-gifts-for-students-scholars.oembed","provider":"Sanctum Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}