St. Francis Medal — Sterling Silver | Patron Saint of Animals & Ecology | Personalized Engraving | Animal Lover Gift | Faith Keepsake

For everyone who finds the sacred in every living thing.

He was the son of a wealthy cloth merchant in Assisi, born in 1181 — charming, popular, destined for a comfortable life of prosperity and ease. He went to war, was captured and imprisoned for a year, came home changed. He heard a voice in a ruined chapel telling him to rebuild my church. He took it literally at first — carrying stones with his own hands to repair the crumbling walls of San Damiano. Then he understood the larger meaning.

He stripped off his fine clothes in the public square of Assisi, handed everything back to his father, and walked away with nothing.

What followed was a life so radical it still startles — Francis begged for his food, cared for lepers with his bare hands, preached to the birds when the people wouldn't listen, and rebuilt the Church not with wealth or power but with poverty and joy. He founded the Franciscan Order on the simplest possible rule — follow the Gospel literally, own nothing, serve everyone. Thousands joined him.

In 1224, two years before his death, Francis received the stigmata — the wounds of Christ appearing in his hands, feet and side. He was the first person in recorded history to receive them. He bore them for the rest of his life without complaint, calling them his Sister Pains.

He died in 1226, lying on the bare earth, singing. He was canonized less than two years later.

He left us the Prayer of St. Francis — Lord, make me an instrument of your peace — and the Canticle of the Creatures, a hymn of praise to Brother Sun, Sister Moon, Brother Wind and Sister Water. He saw the sacred in every created thing. He still does.

He is Patron Saint of animals, ecology, merchants and Italy — and of everyone who has ever felt the pull of simplicity in a complicated world.

Saint Francis, pray for us.

This sterling silver oval medal carries his image on the front — Saint Francis in prayer, the words Saint Francis Pray For Us encircling the pendant. The back can be engraved with a name, a date, or a word that captures the spirit of Francis — making this a deeply personal gift for the animal lover, the nature keeper, the gardener, or anyone whose faith is fed by the living world around them.

What to engrave: A name. A date. A single word — Peace. Simple. Brother. Beloved. Up to 8 characters per line, three lines available.

For the animal lover. The gardener. The environmentalist of faith. The one who talks to birds and means it. For everyone who has ever stripped away the unnecessary and found something essential waiting underneath.

.925 sterling silver oval medal, satin and antiqued finish, 1" x 5/8". On a 24 inch rhodium plated stainless steel curb chain with lobster claw clasp. Engraving available on request. Presented in an elegant velour jewelry box.

Crafted by Singer Company, American makers of fine sterling silver religious jewelry since 1940.

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