Very pretty antique medal in 18ct yellow gold (750/1000th). It represents Sainte Thérèse de l'enfant Jesus, holding the cross of Jesus Christ in her arms. On the back, it is engraved with a radiant sky reading "Je veux passer mon ciel a faire du bien sur la terre" ("I want to spend my heaven doing good on earth"). French work circa 1900-1920, signed by the engraver C. Charles.

Sainte Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus et de la Sainte Face was born in France in 1873. At the age of 15, she became a Carmelite nun in Lisieux, a bride of Christ as she herself put it, to save souls and pray for priests, until her death at the age of 24. Doctor of the Church and Patroness of the Missions, Thérèse offered herself totally to Merciful Love.

Weight: 5,00grs

Condition: very good

Dimensions: 2.00cm (with clasp: 2.70cm)