{"product_id":"saint-barbara-medal-necklace","title":"Saint Barbara Medal Necklace – Patron Saint of Architects, Engineers \u0026 Mathematicians","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Barbara, Patron Saint of Architects, Engineers, and Mathematicians\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarbara was the daughter of a wealthy pagan man in the third century who, fearing her beauty would draw suitors he couldn't control, locked her away in a tower he'd built specifically to isolate her. While imprisoned there, she came to faith in secret, and when workers were building a bathhouse for her at her father's order, she instructed them to add a third window to the two they'd planned, a quiet declaration of her belief in the Holy Trinity. When her father discovered what she'd done and that she'd converted to Christianity, he denounced her to the authorities himself. She was tortured and ultimately beheaded, by her own father's hand, according to the account. Tradition holds that he was struck and killed by lightning shortly afterward, on his way home, which is why she's invoked to this day against sudden death, lightning, and explosions. The tower she was confined in, and the precise, deliberate act of adding a third window to it, is what eventually made her the patron of those who design and build: architects, engineers, and mathematicians among them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Gift For...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn architect, structural engineer, or civil engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mathematician, or a student pursuing a STEM degree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone starting a new build, project, or licensure exam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA confirmation candidate drawn to precision, structure, and quiet conviction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who works with explosives, artillery, or mining, her older, traditional patronage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Saint Barbara's Day gift on December 4, for any builder, designer, or numbers person in your life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Confirmation Gift for Barbara\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a confirmation candidate who thinks in structure and precision, plans, proofs, blueprints, few saints fit as literally. Engrave a name and confirmation date, and let her story about a single carefully placed window do the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Saint Barbara Medal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis medal depicts her crowned, holding a chalice in one hand and a small three-windowed tower in the other, the mark of her own imprisonment and the origin of her patronage, her halo radiating outward. 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 licensure or graduation date, while others engrave \"built to last\" or simply her name alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Barbara's feast day is December 4\u003c\/b\u003e, and centuries after her death, engineers and architects still mark it as an informal professional holiday in parts of Europe, a nod to a saint whose entire legend turns on one deliberately, precisely placed window.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sanctum Medals","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ No","offer_id":53569577845072,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ Yes","offer_id":53569577877840,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ No","offer_id":53569577910608,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ Yes","offer_id":53569577943376,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/7852\/6032\/files\/Saint-Barbara-Medal-Gold-frontview.jpg?v=1788963225","url":"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-barbara-medal-necklace","provider":"Sanctum Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}