Saint Benedict Double-Sided Medal Pendant

For the woman who carries her protection on the chain rather than in her pocket.

This 18k yellow gold Saint Benedict double-sided medal pendant carries the traditional iconography of the saint on both faces. The front depicts Saint Benedict holding the Cross and the Holy Rule, framed by the Latin inscription of protection. The reverse carries the detailed Cross of Saint Benedict, with the Vade Retro Satana letters arranged in the traditional pattern around the arms of the cross. A devotional piece struck in fine relief on both sides, polished to a soft warmth across every surface. The metal is solid 18k Italian gold, struck with the 750 millesimal mark and the registered Italian provincial hallmark that identifies authentic provincial goldsmithing.

The Saint Benedict medal in fine gold is the Florentine bench's commitment to a thousand-year-old devotion. The medal as a fine-jewelry piece, struck in 18k Italian gold rather than stamped in base metal, was perfected by the goldsmiths who took the Ponte Vecchio after 1593, when the Medici officially registered the bridge as the home of the trade. Both faces are struck on their own dies, finished by hand, and bailed by the same set of hands that finishes the polish. The piece is meant to be worn for life.

This is the pendant for the woman who reads her medal as a daily companion, not a Sunday accessory. The piece that holds two faces of the same prayer.

It reads sacred. It reads heritage. It reads as Italian gold cast for a lifetime.

Sourced from the boutiques of Ponte Vecchio, Florence. Solid 18k yellow gold, 750 millesimal fineness, with the registered Italian provincial hallmark. DDP worldwide delivery, fully insured, duties paid before the pendant leaves Florence. Perfect Fit Guarantee included.