{"product_id":"blessed-imelda-lambertini-medal-necklace","title":"Blessed Imelda Lambertini Medal Necklace – Patroness of First Communicants","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eBlessed Imelda Lambertini, Patroness of First Communicants\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImelda Lambertini was born in 1322 in Bologna, Italy, and entered a Dominican convent as a young girl, drawn early to a life of prayer. She longed for First Communion well before the customary age, and was repeatedly told to wait. According to tradition, during Eucharistic adoration one day in 1333, a consecrated host appeared miraculously suspended in radiant light above her, visible to others present as well as to Imelda herself. A priest, recognizing the sign, brought her Communion immediately. She died shortly afterward, remembered ever since not for how she died but for the joy of the moment that preceded it. She was beatified in 1826 and remains, to this day, Blessed rather than canonized a Saint, though she is widely venerated as the patroness of First Communicants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Gift For...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA child preparing for their First Communion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA godparent or sponsor marking the occasion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who waited far longer than expected for something they wanted deeply\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA family celebrating a First Communion milestone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Confirmation Gift for Imelda\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidering Imelda for a First Communion or confirmation name? \"Waited in Faith\" or \"Joyful Devotion\" both fit within the 20-character line limit. She suits a First Communion gift especially well, since her entire story is built around the anticipation and joy of that exact sacrament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Blessed Imelda Lambertini Medal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design shows Imelda as a young girl in a Dominican novice habit, haloed, kneeling in prayer with hands folded, gazing up at a small radiant host suspended above her, referencing the Eucharistic vision that preceded her First Communion. 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\u003eReverse engraving available in Tangerine cursive, 2 lines, 20 characters max each. Well-suited pairings: a First Communion date paired with \"Joyful Devotion,\" or a child's name with \"Waited in Faith.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlessed Imelda's feast day is May 13th.\u003c\/b\u003e She's remembered not as a saint in the formal, canonized sense, but as a Blessed whose single moment of joy became one of the most enduring images the Church has for what First Communion is supposed to feel like.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sanctum Medals","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ No","offer_id":53698608857424,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ Yes","offer_id":53698608890192,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ No","offer_id":53698608922960,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ Yes","offer_id":53698608955728,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/7852\/6032\/files\/Saint-Imelda-Lambertini-Medal-Gold-frontview.jpg?v=1790440469","url":"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/blessed-imelda-lambertini-medal-necklace","provider":"Sanctum Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}