{"product_id":"saint-joan-of-arc-medal-necklace","title":"Saint Joan of Arc Medal Necklace - Patron Saint of France \u0026 Soldiers","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eAbout Saint Joan of Arc\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoan of Arc was 17 years old when she walked into the French court and convinced a king to give her an army. She was 19 when she was burned at the stake. In the two years between those events she turned the course of the Hundred Years War, lifted the siege of Orléans, and escorted Charles VII to his coronation at Reims. The Catholic Church canonized her in 1920, but she had been a saint in the popular imagination for five centuries before that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is the patron saint of courage, France, soldiers, and of people who act on conviction when everything around them says not to. She is also one of the most powerful confirmation saints for a young woman who knows her own mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Joan of Arc's feast day is May 30 - the date of her execution in 1431. It is one of the few feast days in the Catholic calendar that marks not a birth into heaven in the abstract but a specific, documented, historically verifiable moment of courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe Saint Joan of Arc Medal\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis medal depicts her in full armor, holding a battle banner, a shield bearing the fleur-de-lis at her feet. Her halo radiates behind her head. 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\u003cp\u003eThe fleur-de-lis on her shield is the symbol most closely associated with Joan of Arc and with France. She carried it into battle and it appeared on the standard she flew over Orléans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003ePersonalization and Engraving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe optional engraving on the reverse is rendered in Tangerine cursive. Two lines, up to 20 characters each. Joan of Arc left behind some of the most quoted words in history. Popular engravings include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"I am not afraid\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Born to do this\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Be brave\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a confirmation gift, most people engrave the recipient's name and confirmation date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sanctum Medals","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ No","offer_id":53114855194960,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ Yes","offer_id":53114855227728,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ No","offer_id":53114855260496,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ Yes","offer_id":53114855293264,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/7852\/6032\/files\/Saint-Joan-of-arc--Medal-Gold-frontview.jpg?v=1780668301","url":"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-joan-of-arc-medal-necklace","provider":"Sanctum Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}