{"title":"Saint Mary Frances Medals","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"saint-mary-frances-religious-medal-exclusive-p88749","title":"Saint Mary Frances Religious Medal \"EXCLUSIVE\"","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tickBgSm2\"\u003eAll Religious Medals are Customizable. We can change the spelling, your language, names etc, ex: \nchange \"Pray for Us\" \nto \"Pray For Me\". Just let us know in \"special instructions\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tickBgSm2\"\u003eif you would like it for a charm bracelet, request a split ring instead of a bail in the \"special \ninstructions\"\u003c\/div\u003e\nShe was born Anna Maria Gallo, the daughter of Francesco Gallo and Barbara Basinsin, in the Quartieri Spagnoli (Spanish \nQuarter) of Naples, a red-light district of the city, still known for its high crime. According to tradition, another \nsaint, the Jesuit, Francis de Geronimo, predicted her future sanctity while she was still an infant. Her family was of \nthe middle class, but her father, a weaver of gold lace, was a very violent man, who regularly abused his family \nphysically, often severely.\n\nWhen Gallo was sixteen, her father attempted to force her into a marriage with a young man of means who was seeking her \nhand. She refused and asked to join the Franciscan Third Order, through which she could live out a religious life in the \nfamily home. The friars of Naples were part of the reform of St. Peter of Alcantara, and they and the tertiares under \ntheir rule were known for the strictness of their lives. Through the intervention of a friar, Father Theophilus, \npermission to enter the Order was eventually granted by her father.\nGallo was received into the Order on 8 September 1731 and began wearing the religious habit of the Order, which was an \nuncommon practice by that era. She also adopted the use of the religious name she took upon being received into the \nOrder, out of her devotion to the Blessed Mother, St. Francis of Assisi and the Passion of Christ. She continued to live \nin the family home to serve God as a consecrated virgin, as was customary in those days.\nShe took as her spiritual director, the Franciscan friar, John Joseph of the Cross, while her confessor was the \nBarnabite priest, Francis Xavier Bianchi, and she began to be known among her neighbors for her work of charity, helping \nthe poor of the sector. She was a person of deep prayer, often spending long hours in meditation.\n\nIn 1753 she joined with another Franciscan tertiary, known only as Maria Felice, and they moved into a small palace \nowned by a priest, Giovanni Pessiri, who became their spiritual director. The two women occupied the second floor, \nsleeping on the floor, and the priest the floor above. She is said to have received the wounds of the stigmata while \nliving there and suffered patiently many physical afflictions and spiritual trials.She would wear gloves to cover the \nmarks on her hands, while she did her work. She is also said to have had apparitions of Saint Raphael the Archangel, who \nhealed her of several afflictions.","brand":"Picturesongold","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ 2\/3 x 2\/3 IN","offer_id":48867464577177,"sku":"88749-233599-PSS","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ 3\/4 x 3\/4 IN","offer_id":48867464544409,"sku":"88749-233600-PSS","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ 1 x 1 IN","offer_id":48867464511641,"sku":"88749-233601-PSS","price":109.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sterling Silver \/ 2\/3 x 2\/3 IN","offer_id":48867464675481,"sku":"88749-233599","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sterling Silver \/ 3\/4 x 3\/4 IN","offer_id":48867464642713,"sku":"88749-233600","price":109.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sterling Silver \/ 1 x 1 IN","offer_id":48867464609945,"sku":"88749-233601","price":139.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gold Plated \/ 2\/3 x 2\/3 IN","offer_id":48867464708249,"sku":"88749-233602","price":109.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gold Plated \/ 3\/4 x 3\/4 IN","offer_id":48867464741017,"sku":"88749-233606","price":139.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gold Plated \/ 1 x 1 IN","offer_id":48867464773785,"sku":"88749-233611","price":179.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10k White Gold \/ 2\/3 x 2\/3 IN","offer_id":48867464872089,"sku":"88749-233605","price":219.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10k White Gold \/ 3\/4 x 3\/4 IN","offer_id":48867464806553,"sku":"88749-233609","price":269.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10k White Gold \/ 1 x 1 IN","offer_id":48867464839321,"sku":"88749-233613","price":349.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14k Yellow Gold \/ 2\/3 x 2\/3 IN","offer_id":48867464937625,"sku":"88749-233603","price":449.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14k Yellow Gold \/ 3\/4 x 3\/4 IN","offer_id":48867464970393,"sku":"88749-233607","price":549.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14k Yellow Gold \/ 1 x 1 IN","offer_id":48867464904857,"sku":"88749-233610","price":649.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14k White Gold \/ 2\/3 x 2\/3 IN","offer_id":48867465035929,"sku":"88749-233604","price":449.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14k White Gold \/ 3\/4 x 3\/4 IN","offer_id":48867465068697,"sku":"88749-233608","price":549.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14k White Gold \/ 1 x 1 IN","offer_id":48867465003161,"sku":"88749-233612","price":649.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/3510\/4921\/files\/gp_s7ttg_88749_1442507598.jpg?v=1786553211"}],"url":"https:\/\/aliviadanny.com\/collections\/saint-mary-frances-medals.oembed","provider":"Alivia \u0026 Danny","version":"1.0","type":"link"}