{"product_id":"saint-monica-medal-necklace","title":"Saint Monica Medal Necklace - Patron of Mothers, Patron of Wives","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Monica, Patron Saint of Mothers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonica was born around 331 in what is now Algeria, raised in the faith, and married by arrangement to Patricius, a pagan official known for his temper and infidelities. She endured years of it through patience rather than confrontation, and eventually won him to the faith before his death. Her greater trial was her son Augustine, brilliant and restless, who chased pleasure and a heretical sect across Carthage, Rome, and Milan while she followed him in prayer, fasting, and grief for years without pause. A bishop finally told her that a child of so many tears could not be lost, and she held onto that. In Milan, Augustine encountered the preaching of Ambrose, and after a long interior struggle, was baptized at Easter in 387. Monica was there. She told him afterward she had nothing left to live for, since the one thing she had asked of life had been granted. She died months later, on the way home to Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Gift For...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mother praying for a child who has strayed from faith, sobriety, or safety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA wife enduring a difficult or unfaithful marriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone praying long term for someone else's return, measured in years rather than moments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA baby's baptism, when Monica has been chosen as a given or middle name\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMother's Day, for a mother who has spent years praying for someone she loves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone named Monica or Mónica, for a birthday or personal milestone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Confirmation Gift for Monica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMonica is one of the more literal confirmation choices in the entire calendar of saints, a woman whose patronage came from her documented life, not a legend. Name and date, engraved on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Saint Monica Medal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis medal depicts Monica in prayer, hands folded at her chest, eyes lowered, a radiant halo behind her and a small emblem resting near her heart. The composition is quiet and interior rather than dramatic, reflecting the nature of her sanctity. Hers is not a story of public miracles but of private, sustained intercession carried out over decades, and the stillness of the image is deliberate. 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\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. Two lines that fit: \"Monica, pray for\" and \"my child's heart.\" For a mother praying for a child, most people engrave the child's name and the word \"return\" or \"faith.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Monica's feast day is August 27,\u003c\/strong\u003e one day before her son Augustine's own feast, a pairing the Church places deliberately, the mother's persistence immediately preceding the son's greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sanctum Medals","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ No","offer_id":53429760000336,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ Yes","offer_id":53429760033104,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ No","offer_id":53429760065872,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ Yes","offer_id":53429760098640,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/7852\/6032\/files\/Saint-Monica-Medal-Gold-frontview.jpg?v=1787317744","url":"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-monica-medal-necklace","provider":"Sanctum Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}