{"product_id":"saint-patrick-medal-necklace","title":"Saint Patrick Medal Necklace – Patron Saint of Ireland \u0026 Engineers","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland and Engineers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatrick was born in Roman Britain in the late fourth century, the son of a deacon named Calpurnius. As a teenager he was seized by Irish raiders and put to work as a herdsman, and by his own account he prayed through those years in the cold and rain until a dream told him a ship was waiting. He escaped, made his way home, and trained for the priesthood. Years later, in another dream, he heard the people of Ireland calling him to walk among them again, and he returned as a bishop. He spent decades traveling the island, ordaining clergy and founding churches, and tradition credits him with teaching Irish builders to raise arches with lime mortar instead of dry stone, the origin of his patronage of engineers. His \u003cem\u003eConfessio\u003c\/em\u003e, one of only two writings known to be his, opens with him calling himself a sinner and the plainest of country people. The shamrock comes from the tradition that he used its three leaves on a single stem to explain the Trinity. He is also patron of Nigeria, where Irish missionaries arrived in the 1920s, and of New York, Boston and Montserrat. This medal is worn by men and women alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eA Gift For...\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIrish families and anyone with Irish roots, from Dublin to Boston to Sydney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngineers, engineering students, and new engineering graduates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone named Patrick, Patricia, Pat or Paddy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNigerian Catholics and families with ties to the Irish missions there\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParishioners of a Saint Patrick's church or cathedral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone starting over far from home, or returning to a place that once hurt them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eA Confirmation Gift for Patrick\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngrave \"Christ with me\" on the first line and the confirmation date on the second, a line drawn from the prayer known as Saint Patrick's Breastplate. Patrick suits a confirmand who wants a saint whose faith was tested young and held firm on his own, long before anyone called him a bishop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe Saint Patrick Medal\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Patrick stands in full bishop's vestments with mitre and crozier, holding a three-leaf shamrock, framed by a ring of shamrocks and Celtic scrollwork. 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 class=\"western\"\u003ePersonalization and Engraving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse can be engraved in Tangerine cursive, up to 2 lines of 20 characters each. Some ideas:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Christ before me\" \/ \"Christ beside me\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Erin go Bragh\" \/ a family surname\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Class of 2027\" \/ \"Engineering\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA county of origin \/ the year the family emigrated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Patrick's feast day is March 17\u003c\/strong\u003e, traditionally the date of his death. Tradition holds that he is buried at Downpatrick in County Down, in the same grave as Saint Brigid and Saint Columba, Ireland's other two patrons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"western\"\u003eRelated Devotions for Irish Heritage and the Builders of Faith\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-brendan-medal-necklace\"\u003eSaint Brendan Medal\u003c\/a\u003e: the monk-navigator who carried the faith from Ireland out onto the Atlantic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-columbanus-medal-necklace\"\u003eSaint Columbanus Medal\u003c\/a\u003e: a later Irish missionary who took the monastic tradition Patrick planted across Europe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-gobnait-medal-necklace\"\u003eSaint Gobnait Necklace\u003c\/a\u003e: an early Irish abbess, still honored at her holy well in Ballyvourney.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-barbara-medal-necklace\"\u003eSaint Barbara Medal\u003c\/a\u003e: patron of architects, engineers and mathematicians, for the builder in your life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sanctum Medals","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ No","offer_id":53622683730256,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ Yes","offer_id":53622683763024,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ No","offer_id":53622683795792,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ Yes","offer_id":53622683828560,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/7852\/6032\/files\/Saint-Patrick-Medal-Gold-frontview.jpg?v=1789571994","url":"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-patrick-medal-necklace","provider":"Sanctum Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}