LOLA St. Benedict Mini Pendant
St. Benedict loved the cross and used it to drive away demons.
The vertical beam of the Cross has five letters:
C.S.S.M.L., meaning Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux (May the holy Cross be for me a light).
The horizontal beam of the Cross also has five letters:
N.D.S.M.D., meaning Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux (Let not the dragon be my guide).
The four large letters at the angles of the Cross:
C S P B stand for Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti (The Cross of the Holy Father Benedict).
Encircling the Cross in a circle around the right margin are these letters: V.R.S.N.S.M.V.,>
meaning Vade retro Satana; nunquam suade mihi vana
(Begone Satan! Suggest not to me thy vain things).
Around the left margin of the circle are these letters:
S.M.Q.L.I.V.B., meaning Sunt mala quae libas; ipse venena bibas
(The drink you offer is evil; drink that poison yourself).
At the top of the circle is the word PAX (Peace).
On the back, “Love & Luck”
- Sterling silver with enamel inlay
- Gold Vermeil Center pendants are 18karat gold plate over sterling.
- Back inscription reads “Don’t let your Guard Down”
- 15mm
LOLA® designs and creates beautiful, high quality, handcrafted pendants, bracelets, cufflinks, rings and other jewelry which mark important moments in people’s lives. Bringing back the lost art of enameling to create LOLA pendant jewelry, combining delicate colored glass hand painted and embossed over a sterling silver design, then forging them to 1,600 degrees, and finally hand polishing each piece, each LOLA pendant is one-of-a-kind just like the person who wears it. When you wear LOLA you feel the love. Love one Love all