St. Dymphna Handpainted Medal, Beaded Crochet Necklace, Four Way Cross

Czech glass beads in a dusky rose with a matte seaglass finish adorn a soft cotton crocheted necklace that's adjustable from choker length to 29 inches. Just attach the lobster clasp right above any of the beads crocheted into the cotton thread to get the length you'd like, or wrap it four times and attach it at the last bead for a bracelet.

Features an aluminum four way cross and a pewter St. Dymphna medal imported from Italy that I've painted in specialty enamels, fired, and then clear coated for durability.

St. Dympha is the patron saint invoked against mental illness and disturbance, anxiety, sexual assault, and epilepsy, among other things. Her reputation in folk Catholic practice has approached that of St. Jude, the famous patron saint of hopeless causes, as she is deemed to be able to intervene even in very difficult cases and work wonders for the faithful.

To find out more about her life, her fame as a saint, and devotional traditions associated with her, visit the blog and follow the tags.

The four way medal has images of Christ's Sacred Heart, the Miraculous Medal of the Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and St. Christopher.

I like to do custom work, and it's a fairly simple matter to add or change medals or make a similar item with a different color scheme, so please feel free to message me if you have something in mind that you don't see. I'd be happy to discuss your ideas and/or put up a custom listing for you.