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Saint Benedict cross
The Benedict Cross Medallion
Quand tout s'assombrit, demandez la lumière de la croix
Une saison difficile vous tombe dessus et vous ne voyez plus la sortie. Saint Benoît sur la croix, pour demander l'aide de Dieu, un jour à la fois.
La médaille de saint Benoît au cœur d'une croix, avec au dos la prière contre le mal.
Pour un père à la fête des Pères, un filleul à sa confirmation, ou un ami qui traverse une période difficile.
La médaille de saint Benoît au cœur d'une croix, avec au dos la prière contre le mal.
Quand l'issue est difficile à voir, la croix et saint Benoît demandent l'aide de Dieu, un jour après l'autre.
Quand tout s'assombrit, demandez la lumière de la croix
Pour un père à la fête des Pères, un filleul à sa confirmation, ou un ami qui traverse une période difficile.
- Une protection qui reste sur vous, partout où vous allez
- Arrives in our gift box, ready to give
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Order processed within 24 hours on business days
- Free shippingTracked to your door
- 30-day returnsEasy & simple
- 1-year warrantyAgainst defects
Size guide
Where it sits
- 40 cmChoker
- 45 cmCollarbone
- 50 cmJust below the collarbone
- 55 cmUpper chest
- 60 cmMid-chest
- 70 cmOver clothing
Sizes shown on an average build. An extender adds a few centimetres of freedom.
Mesurez chez vous en 2 minutes
Il vous faut une bande de papier (ou une ficelle, un lacet), un stylo et une règle.
- Prenez une ficelle ou un lacet et marquez dessus la longueur qui vous intéresse, par exemple 50 cm.
- Réunissez les deux marques derrière la nuque, avec le type de haut que vous portez d'habitude.
- Regardez-vous dans un miroir : le point le plus bas de la ficelle, c'est là que tombera la chaîne.
- Trop haut ou trop bas ? Essayez 5 cm de plus ou de moins : c'est une taille au-dessus ou en dessous.
Vous avez déjà une chaîne qui vous plaît ? Posez-la à plat, fermoir fermé, et mesurez-la d'un bout à l'autre. Avec un cou ou un torse larges, chaque longueur tombe un peu plus haut.
Pas de règle ? Une carte bancaire mesure 8,6 cm de long : comptez combien en tiennent sur votre bande.
Still unsure? Ask us, a real person replies within 24 hours.
Détails du produit
A cross with flared arms and dotted ends holds a Saint Benedict medal at its center. The saint on the front, the cross of protection on the back.
- Material
- Stainless steel, IP gold plating
- Finish
- Gold, polished
- Length
- 60 cm (23.6 in) box chain, 2 mm
- Pendant size
- About 25 x 28 mm
- Symbol
- Saint Benedict medal in a cross
- Weight
- 22 g
- Packaging
- Signature gift box and polishing cloth
Comment le porter
The pendant is about 25 x 28 mm, a compact cross that holds the Saint Benedict medal at its center, on a 60 cm box chain. At 60 cm it falls on the lower chest, long enough to keep under a shirt and close to the heart, or to show over a dark sweater.
The stainless steel with IP gold plating can be worn every day, including in the shower and at the gym. At 22 g it has a reassuring weight without being heavy. It suits a father on Father's Day, a godson at confirmation, or a friend going through a hard season.
Questions
What is on the front and the back?
The front shows Saint Benedict; the back carries the cross of the medal with the initials of its Latin prayers.
How big is it and how long is the chain?
The pendant is about 25 x 28 mm, on a 60 cm (about 24 in) box chain. It weighs 22 g in total.
What is the IP gold plating on The Benedict Cross Medallion?
An ion-plated gold-tone layer bonded to the stainless steel underneath. The pendant is steel, not gold.
Will the 60 cm box chain of The Benedict Cross Medallion handle daily showers?
Yes. The chain and the pendant are stainless steel, which does not rust or turn your skin green, and the solid box chain lies flat.
Why join a cross and a Saint Benedict medal in The Benedict Cross Medallion?
To wear two signs in one: the cross of Christ, and the medal whose letters ask that the holy cross be our light and keep evil away. Catholics wear the medal as a sign of faith and a call to prayer, not as a charm.
Is the 22 g Benedict Cross Medallion too heavy for a teenage godson?
No. At about 22 g with the chain it has a steady weight without being heavy, and the 25 x 28 mm pendant can sit under a shirt on its 60 cm chain.
My grandpa has cancer and refuses to talk about it. He's an old school Catholic who never says how he feels. I'm his grandson and I'm 24. I don't know how to tell him I love him without it being weird.
It might be a little weird, and he will be glad of it anyway. Men of his generation often said 'I love you' by checking your oil. You could speak his language: bring something he will understand, and let it do the talking. The Benedict Cross Medallion, sets the Saint Benedict medal at the heart of a cross, asking God's help one day at a time, for someone in a hard season. Put it in his hand. Say only: 'I'm praying for you, Grandpa.' He may just nod and change the subject. Then ask him how to do something he knows how to do, and stay for a while.
The prayer
Crux sacra sit mihi lux, non draco sit mihi dux. Vade retro Satana, numquam suade mihi vana. Sunt mala quae libas, ipse venena bibas. (May the holy cross be my light; let not the dragon be my guide. Begone, Satan, never suggest vain things to me. What you offer is evil; drink the poison yourself.)
Prayer of the Saint Benedict medal, in Latin with its English translation
Shipping & returns
Free standard shipping on every order. Your order is processed within 24 hours on business days, then shipped with tracking.
Every order arrives in our signature gift box, with a microfiber cloth to keep your piece shining.
- OrderToday
- ProcessedWithin 24 hours
- DeliveredTo your door, tracked
Returns. You have 30 days after delivery to return your piece, unworn and in its original packaging.
1-year warranty & care
Covered for 1 year against manufacturing defects: a clasp that fails, a stone that falls out without impact, a structural defect. Send your order number and 3 to 4 photos and we ship a replacement once your claim is approved, with no return needed. Full warranty
- Daily wear: Put your jewelry on last, after lotions, perfume and hairspray.
- Water and activity: Wear it in the shower, at the gym and at the beach: the steel will not rust or turn your skin green.
- Storage: Keep it in its signature gift box so it does not rub against other jewelry.
- Cleaning: Wipe it with the microfiber cloth included, after wearing.
Sa signification
The cross of Saint Benedict
Saint Benedict of Nursia, father of Western monasticism, wrote a Rule that taught his monks to seek God through prayer and work.
On the back of his medal, the letters C S S M L and N D S M D form a Latin prayer: may the holy cross be my light, let not the dragon be my guide. Catholics wear it to ask God's help against evil. Set within a cross, the medal joins the sign of Christ to this old prayer. This cross with flared, dotted arms holds the medal at its center,...
L'offrir en cadeau
For a father on Father's Day, a godson at his confirmation, or a friend going through a hard season. A Christmas gift for a man who wants the cross and Saint Benedict together.
