{"product_id":"saint-lidwina-of-schiedam-medal-necklace","title":"Saint Lidwina of Schiedam Medal Necklace - Patron Saint of Ice Skaters and the Chronically Ill","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Lidwina of Schiedam, Patron Saint of Ice Skaters and the Chronically Ill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLidwina was fifteen years old, skating with friends on a frozen canal in Holland, when she fell and broke a rib. The injury never healed properly, and what began as a childhood accident slowly became a lifetime of chronic illness and progressive disability. She spent most of her remaining years largely confined to her bed, unable to walk, enduring pain that never fully left her. Rather than despair, she turned her suffering into a form of prayer, offering it up for the sake of others, and became known throughout her town as a woman of deep holiness and mystical insight. People came to her for comfort and counsel even as her own body continued to fail her. She died in 1433 at the age of fifty-two and was canonized in 1890 by Pope Leo XIII, remembered as one of the patron saints of those who live with chronic pain, and, because of how it all began, of ice skaters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Gift For...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone living with chronic illness, chronic pain, or a long-term disability\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomeone who was injured doing something they loved\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA figure skater, hockey player, or anyone connected to the ice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA person whose faith deepened through suffering rather than despite it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA confirmation candidate who wants a saint who understands endurance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Saint Lidwina's Day gift on April 14, for anyone managing a long illness with quiet strength\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Confirmation Gift for Lidwina\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA confirmation candidate living with a chronic condition, or simply drawn to a saint who turned decades of hardship into something meaningful, will find real company here. Engrave a name and confirmation date, and let her patience speak for itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Saint Lidwina Medal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis medal depicts her crowned with flowers, holding a cross with roses gathered at her side, 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 meaningful date, while others engrave a word like \"endure\" or \"patience.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Lidwina's feast day is April 14\u003c\/b\u003e, and she is remembered as one of the earliest documented cases resembling what doctors today might recognize as multiple sclerosis, a woman whose suffering, centuries before the diagnosis existed, became the foundation of her sainthood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sanctum Medals","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ No","offer_id":53549623607632,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ Yes","offer_id":53549623640400,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ No","offer_id":53549623673168,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ Yes","offer_id":53549623705936,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/7852\/6032\/files\/Saint-Lidwina-of-Schiedam-Medal-Gold-frontview.jpg?v=1788621979","url":"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-lidwina-of-schiedam-medal-necklace","provider":"Sanctum Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}