{"product_id":"saint-vincent-de-paul-medal-necklace","title":"Saint Vincent de Paul Medal Necklace – Patron Saint of Charities \u0026 the Poor","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Vincent de Paul, Patron Saint of Charities and the Poor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVincent was born in 1581 to a poor peasant family in southwestern France. Ordained a priest in 1600, he was kidnapped by pirates a few years later and sold into slavery in Tunis, where he spent two years before finally escaping and returning to Europe in 1607. Rather than let that experience harden him, it seems to have done the opposite. He devoted the rest of his life almost entirely to the poor, founding the Congregation of the Mission in 1625 to train priests for rural ministry, and in 1633, alongside Saint Louise de Marillac, the Daughters of Charity, the first religious order of women permitted to work directly in the world, in hospitals and streets, rather than remain behind convent walls. He personally ransomed more than twelve hundred galley slaves from North Africa and served for years as chaplain to galley slaves in Paris, work that must have carried the weight of his own captivity every day. By his own admission, he was naturally short-tempered and difficult, and became patient and gentle only through years of deliberate effort and grace. He died in 1660 at nearly eighty, and Pope Leo XIII later named him patron of every charitable society that traces its roots back to his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Gift For...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who volunteers, donates, or works in charitable service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA social worker, nonprofit worker, or humanitarian aid professional\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone recovering from captivity, trafficking, or a period of powerlessness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA confirmation candidate drawn to hands-on, practical service over quiet devotion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Saint Vincent de Paul's Day gift on July 19, for anyone whose life is built around giving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Confirmation Gift for Vincent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a confirmation candidate who wants their faith to look like action, meals served, hands held, work done, Vincent offers about as direct a model as the calendar provides. Engrave a name and confirmation date, and let his life of service carry the meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Saint Vincent de Paul Medal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis medal depicts him gently holding a child, a reflection of his lifelong work founding hospitals and caring for the poor and orphaned, his halo radiating outward against an ornate patterned border. 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 \"father of the poor\" or simply \"service.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Vincent de Paul's feast day is July 19\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the charitable societies bearing his name, and the order he founded with Louise de Marillac, continue serving the poor in dozens of countries around the world today, nearly four centuries after a formerly enslaved priest decided that was the life he wanted to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Devotions for Healing and Charity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor Hospitals and the Sick:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pair with the Saint John of God Medal, founder of the Hospitaller tradition and patron of hospitals and the sick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor Doctors and Pharmacists:\u003c\/strong\u003e Explore the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saints-cosmas-and-damian-medal-necklace\"\u003eSaints Cosmas and Damian Medal\u003c\/a\u003e, the Church's Unmercenary Healers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sanctum Medals","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ No","offer_id":53616728047952,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ Yes","offer_id":53616728080720,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ No","offer_id":53616728113488,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ Yes","offer_id":53616728146256,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/7852\/6032\/files\/Saint-Vincent-de-Paul-Medal-Gold-frontview.jpg?v=1789487177","url":"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-vincent-de-paul-medal-necklace","provider":"Sanctum Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}