Product Description
ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA HAND ENGRAVED PEWTER MEDAL ON 18” CHAIN – WITH PAMPHLET
This nicely detailed pewter medal measures 1 1/8” and comes on an 18” stainless steel chain with clasp. It is packaged with an embossed pamphlet that contains information about St. Catherine and a prayer.
- St. Catherine, the youngest of 24 children, received a vision of Jesus along with Saints Peter, Paul, and John. Jesus blessed her and she dedicated herself to him, refusing arranged marriages.
- As an adult she was sought out as a spiritual director and gained a group of followers. It was during the Great Schism of Christianity in 1378 that she offered herself as a sacrifice for the Roman Church.
- Her feast day is April, 29th.
- St. Catherine is the patron saint of
- nurses
- the sick
- those struggling wiht sexual temptations
- those ridiculed for their piety
- miscarriages
- fire prevention
- the United States, and
- Italy
Made in the USA.