Vintage Sterling Silver St. Raphael Quatrefoil Medal
Product Details
A four-lobed quatrefoil medal with a great deal packed into it. The front sets a standing winged figure in a pointed oval — staff in hand, robe blowing back as though caught mid-stride — while dense foliate scrollwork fills each of the four surrounding lobes.
The back is given entirely to words. Beneath a small fleur-de-lis, five lines read ST. RAPHAEL PRESERVE US FROM ILL HEALTH AND ALL DANGER TO LIFE. Raphael is the archangel of the book of Tobit, who walked the long road with young Tobias in the guise of a traveling companion and gave him the remedy that healed his father's blindness. His name means God heals, and he is invoked by travelers, by the sick and by those who care for them. To find the petition spelled out in plain English rather than Latin is unusual on old devotional work, and it gives the medal the directness of something said aloud.
The St. Raphael quatrefoil medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA in sterling silver, using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the medal's vintage character.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Buy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace
- Add a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear
- Arrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box
Product Details
A four-lobed quatrefoil medal with a great deal packed into it. The front sets a standing winged figure in a pointed oval — staff in hand, robe blowing back as though caught mid-stride — while dense foliate scrollwork fills each of the four surrounding lobes.
The back is given entirely to words. Beneath a small fleur-de-lis, five lines read ST. RAPHAEL PRESERVE US FROM ILL HEALTH AND ALL DANGER TO LIFE. Raphael is the archangel of the book of Tobit, who walked the long road with young Tobias in the guise of a traveling companion and gave him the remedy that healed his father's blindness. His name means God heals, and he is invoked by travelers, by the sick and by those who care for them. To find the petition spelled out in plain English rather than Latin is unusual on old devotional work, and it gives the medal the directness of something said aloud.
The St. Raphael quatrefoil medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA in sterling silver, using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the medal's vintage character.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Buy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace
- Add a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear
- Arrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box
