{"product_id":"saint-angela-merici-medal-necklace","title":"Saint Angela Merici Medal Necklace – Patron Saint of Teachers, Educators \u0026 Orphans","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Angela Merici, Patron Saint of Teachers, Educators and Orphans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAngela Merici was orphaned as a young woman in Renaissance Italy, losing her parents and a sister before she'd found her own path. She joined the Third Order of St. Francis, and during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1524 she went temporarily blind, recovering only after praying before a crucifix. At sixty, in Brescia in 1535, she founded the Company of St. Ursula with twelve companions, an entirely new kind of religious life: women consecrated to a single purpose, educating girls, who took no formal vows and remained in their own homes rather than entering a convent. It grew into the Ursuline order, still teaching worldwide five centuries later. Angela is honored today as patron of teachers, educators, orphans, and those recovering from the loss of a parent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Gift For...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeachers, professors, and school founders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatholic school and homeschool educators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA daughter or son entering the teaching profession\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who has lost a parent, especially early in life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone living with a disability or chronic illness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen building something unconventional, on their own terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Confirmation Gift for Angela\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAngela suits a confirmation candidate who's already thinking about what they want to build, not just what they want to believe. Her medal fits someone learning that a calling doesn't have to look like anyone else's version of it to be real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Saint Angela Merici Medal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe medal shows Angela haloed, in the habit of a Franciscan tertiary, holding the pilgrim's staff from her journey to the Holy Land and the book of the teaching order she founded, with the ladder from her vision rising behind her. 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 teacher's name with \"Called to Teach,\" or a graduation year paired with \"Still Learning.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Angela Merici's feast day is January 27th.\u003c\/b\u003e The order she started with twelve women in one Italian city now teaches on nearly every continent, five centuries later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Devotions for Teachers and Educators\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-john-baptist-de-la-salle-medal-necklace\"\u003eJohn Baptist de La Salle Medal\u003c\/a\u003e — Angela Merici opened the door for women religious to teach outside the convent walls; John Baptist de La Salle built the structured, free-classroom model two centuries later. Paired together, they cover the full arc of the Church's teaching tradition, one foundress and one founder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Sanctum Medals","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ No","offer_id":53710905606480,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ Yes","offer_id":53710905639248,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ No","offer_id":53710905672016,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ Yes","offer_id":53710905704784,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/7852\/6032\/files\/Saint-Angela-Merici-Medal-Gold-frontview.jpg?v=1790628802","url":"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-angela-merici-medal-necklace","provider":"Sanctum Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}