# Click here for a list of atelierLeda's medal necklaces ✼••┈┈••✼ This is a medal necklace of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, a nun who saved Italian immigrants who went to America✧*。 † St. Frances Xavier Cabrini † (1850–1917) St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was born in a small village in Lombardy, northern Italy. From a young age, she admired missionaries and dreamed of missionary work, especially in Africa, but she was physically weak from birth and was rejected by several religious orders. Even so, she never lost her faith in God, and at the age of 30, she founded the "Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart." In this way, she opened her own path to spread the Gospel. A turning point came for her in 1889. Knowing the plight of the immigrants, Frances went to Rome to seek missionary work in Africa and was granted an audience with Pope Leo XIII. Deeply moved by her faith and passion, the Pope gave her unexpected words. "Frances, you must go to America, not Africa." It was a guidance that considered that millions of Italian immigrants at that time were in poverty and discrimination in the new land of America. Following those words, in the same year, Frances crossed the Atlantic with several nuns and landed in New York. Without knowing the language and with little support, she began by establishing schools for the children of impoverished immigrants. Her activities eventually expanded to hospitals, orphanages, and care facilities, and she established more than 67 facilities in North, Central, and South America during her lifetime. She died in Chicago in 1917, and in 1946, she was canonized for the first time as an American citizen and is widely revered as the "Patron Saint of Immigrants." This medal necklace is a symbol of Frances' faith and love, who never abandoned anyone and found a light of hope even in difficulties... We will deliver it as a spiritual amulet to those who have anxiety and loneliness. Years of life: 1850-1917 Patronage: Immigrants Feast day: December 22 ✼••┈┈••✼ 《Medal》 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini 20×15mm 《Cross》 Jesus Christ 10×12mm 《Size》 40cm + 5cm adjuster atelier †Leda†