CatholicShop.com specializes in fine religious jewelry and we offer a vast selection.

We're often asked how the sizes of our medals and pendants compare to each other and how to distinguish between standard and metric sizes. For your convenience, please see our Jewelry Guide.

If you have any questions, please contact us and we will be happy to assist.

Gold: Because of the softness of pure (24 karat) gold, most jewelry is made from 14 karat gold, and sometimes 18 karat gold. If a piece of jewelry on our website is listed as 14K Gold or similar, than you will know it is solid 14K gold, not gold-plated or gold-filled.

Sterling Silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5 by weight of silver and 7.5 by weight of other metals, usually copper. Fine silver, for example 99.9% pure silver, is generally too soft for producing functional objects; therefore, our silver jewelry is made of Sterling Silver.

Gold-Filled is an actual layer of gold that is pressure bonded to another metal. Gold filled is not to be confused with gold plating as gold-filled literally has 100% more gold than gold plating. Gold-filled is much more valuable and tarnish resistant. It does not flake off, rub off or turn colors.

Rhodium is a rare, silvery-white, hard member of the platinum group. Naturally occurring rhodium is one of the rarest and most valuable precious metals. Rhodium is a noble metal, resistant to corrosion, found in platinum or nickel ores together with the other members of the platinum group metals.

Pewter is a malleable metal alloy, traditionally 85–99% tin, with the remainder consisting of copper, antimony, bismuth and sometimes, less commonly today, lead. Silver is also sometimes used.

While some of our religious medals come as a set, already paired with a specific chain, the majority of our medals give you the option to choose from a variety of chains.

If you prefer a different chain for a medal that's part of a set, or if you don't see your preferred chain style in the medal's chain options, please browse our overall Chain Collection to find yours today.

Many of our beautiful Catholic medals, rosaries, and bracelets can be engraved. You'll find the most engravable jewelry in these collections:

• Patron Saint Medals
• Patron Saints Index
• Patron Saint Rosaries
• Patron Saint Bracelets
• Patron Saint Keychains
• Engravable Rosaries
• Engravable Mary Medals

Also visit our main religious jewelry collection to see more options.

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