Picturesongold.Com Saint Benedict Scalloped Round Religious Medal Necklace Pendants - 1 inch Size of a Quarter - Sterling Silver

CHAIN IS NOT INCLUDED Picturesongold.Com Available in Solid 14K Yellow Gold or White Gold, or in Sterling Silver Necklace Pendants Size Reference: 17mm is the size of a US dime 21mm is the size of a US nickel. 24mm is the size of a US quarter. Color Laser is a patent pending process, color is guaranteed to last forever. Color Medals can be worn in the pool, shower, etc. without affecting the image. We guarantee it. One of the most beloved of saints. His images and statues are ubiquitous. Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on January 16, 1946, he is sometimes called "Evangelical Doctor". He is especially invoked for the recovery of things lost ("Saint Anthony, Saint Anthony, please come around. Something is lost and cannot be found."). On January 27, 1907 in Beaumont, Texas, a church was dedicated and named in honor of St. Anthony of Padua. The church was later designated a cathedral in 1966 with the formation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont, but was not formally consecrated. On April 28, 1974, St Anthony Cathedral was dedicated and consecrated by Bishop Warren Boudreaux. In 2006 Pope Benedict XVI granted St. Anthony Cathedral the designation of minor basilica. St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica celebrated its 100th anniversary on January 28, 2007. Seventeenth century Spanish missionaries came across a small Native American community along what was then known as the Yana guana River on the feast day of Saint Anthony and renamed the river and eventually a mission built nearby in his honor. This mission would at first become the focal point of a small community that would eventually grow in size and scope to become the city of San Antonio.