Saint Benedict Pendant, TEAL Drip Oil Alloy, Double Sided Detailed Pendant NWT
Saint Benedict Pendant, in TEAL Drip Oil Alloy, Double Sided Detailed PendantSecond picture is added as a size reference, not actual color. This religious pendant is a Christian symbol of opening doors and opening difficult paths. Tradition holds that it protects from curses, evil and vice, protects against diseases and protects good health. There are similar exorcism medals and sacramentals in Christian tradition, including from the mendicant Franciscan tradition, an inheritor of some Benedictine traditions, called the Cross or Brief of Saint Anthony.The reverse side of the medal carries the Vade retro satana ('Begone, Satan!')Sometimes carried as part of a rosary or embedded in a scapular, it is also worn separately.