{"product_id":"saint-rita-religious-medal-exclusive-p86883","title":"Saint Rita Religious Medal Color \"EXCLUSIVE\"","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tickBgSm2\"\u003e This medal is permanently lasered in full color and is guaranteed for a lifetime\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tickBgSm2\"\u003eAll Religious Medals are Customizable. We can change the spelling, your language, names etc, ex: \nchange \"Pray for Us\" to \"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\nSt. Rita was born at Roccaporena near Spoleto, Umbria, Italy. She married at age 12 to Paolo Mancini. Her parents \narranged \nher marriage, despite the fact that she repeatedly begged them to allow her to enter a convent. Mancini was a rich, \nquick-\ntempered, immoral man, who made many enemies in the region. St. Rita endured his insults, abuse, and infidelities for 18 \nyears, and bore two sons with Mancini, Giangiacomo Antonio and Paolo Maria. Although she tried to raise them with \nCatholic \nvalues, her sons grew to be like their father.\n\nToward the end of her husband's life, St. Rita helped convert him to live in a more pious manner. Although Mancini \nbecame \nmore congenial, his allies betrayed him, and he was violently stabbed to death. Before his death, he repented to St. \nRita \nand the Church, and she forgave him for his transgressions against her.\n\nAfter Mancini's murder, her sons wished to exact revenge on their father's murderers. Knowing murder was wrong, she \ntried \nto persuade them from retaliating, but to no avail. She, instead, prayed to God for Him to take away the lives of her \nsons \ninstead of seeing them commit such a terrible sin. In religious history, God heard St. Rita's words and her sons died of \nnatural causes a year later.\n\nAfter the deaths of her husband and sons, St. Rita desired to enter the monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene at Cascia but \nwas spurned for being a widow, as virginity was required for entry into the convent. However, she persisted in her cause \nand was given a condition before the convent could accept her; the difficult task of reconciling her family with her \nhusband's murderers. She was able to resolve the conflicts between the families at the age of 36, and was allowed to \nenter \nthe monastery.\n\nHowever, her actual entrance into the monastery has been described as a miracle. During the night, when the doors to the \nmonastery were locked and the sisters were asleep, St. Rita was miraculously transported into the convent by her patron \nsaints Saint John the Baptist, Saint Augustine, and Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. When she was found inside the convent \nin \nthe morning and the sisters learned of how she entered, they could not turn her away.\n\nOne day, while living at the convent Rita said, \"Please let me suffer like you, Divine Saviour\". Suddenly, a thorn from \na \nfigure of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ fell from the crown of thorns and wounded Rita's forehead. As a result, \ndepictions of St. Rita show a forehead wound to represent this event.\n\nShe remained at the monastery, living by the Augustinian Rule, until her death.\n\nShe is Patron Saint of Lost and impossible causes, sickness, wounds, marital problems, abuse, mothers, and recently ... \nBaseball.","brand":"Picturesongold","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ 2\/3 x 2\/3 IN","offer_id":48867302473881,"sku":"86883-224396-PSS","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ 3\/4 x 3\/4 IN","offer_id":48867302441113,"sku":"86883-224397-PSS","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ 1 x 1 IN","offer_id":48867302408345,"sku":"86883-224398-PSS","price":109.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sterling Silver \/ 2\/3 x 2\/3 IN","offer_id":48867302572185,"sku":"86883-224396","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sterling Silver \/ 3\/4 x 3\/4 IN","offer_id":48867302539417,"sku":"86883-224397","price":109.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sterling Silver \/ 1 x 1 IN","offer_id":48867302506649,"sku":"86883-224398","price":139.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gold Plated \/ 2\/3 x 2\/3 IN","offer_id":48867302604953,"sku":"86883-224400","price":109.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gold Plated \/ 3\/4 x 3\/4 IN","offer_id":48867302637721,"sku":"86883-224404","price":139.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gold Plated \/ 1 x 1 IN","offer_id":48867302670489,"sku":"86883-224407","price":179.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10k White Gold \/ 2\/3 x 2\/3 IN","offer_id":48867302768793,"sku":"86883-224402","price":219.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10k White Gold \/ 3\/4 x 3\/4 IN","offer_id":48867302703257,"sku":"86883-224405","price":269.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10k White Gold \/ 1 x 1 IN","offer_id":48867302736025,"sku":"86883-224410","price":349.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14k Yellow Gold \/ 2\/3 x 2\/3 IN","offer_id":48867302834329,"sku":"86883-224399","price":449.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14k Yellow Gold \/ 3\/4 x 3\/4 IN","offer_id":48867302867097,"sku":"86883-224403","price":549.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14k Yellow Gold \/ 1 x 1 IN","offer_id":48867302801561,"sku":"86883-224408","price":649.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14k White Gold \/ 2\/3 x 2\/3 IN","offer_id":48867302932633,"sku":"86883-224401","price":449.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14k White Gold \/ 3\/4 x 3\/4 IN","offer_id":48867302965401,"sku":"86883-224406","price":549.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14k White Gold \/ 1 x 1 IN","offer_id":48867302899865,"sku":"86883-224409","price":649.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/3510\/4921\/files\/gp_c6dlk_86883_1413224567.jpg?v=1786553173","url":"https:\/\/aliviadanny.com\/products\/saint-rita-religious-medal-exclusive-p86883","provider":"Alivia \u0026 Danny","version":"1.0","type":"link"}