# Click here for a list of Atelier Leda's Medaille Necklaces ✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼ This is a Medaille necklace of St. Catherine of Sweden, the patron saint who protects women from miscarriages and difficult pregnancies. † St. Catherine of Sweden † Catherine was born into a noble Swedish family as the fourth daughter of St. Bridget, who founded the Bridgettine Order. From the age of 7, she was educated at the convent of Risberg, where she vowed to remain a virgin for life. However, her father, unaware of this, unilaterally arranged for her marriage to Egart von Kyren, a German nobleman. Catherine confided in her father, pleading to live her life as a nun, but her father would not allow it, insisting on the marriage. Catherine, heartbroken at having to disobey her beloved father, married at the age of 14. However, she held the desire to become a nun, and asked her husband to maintain her purity. Ulfo, a monk who later wrote Catherine's biography, wrote of this noble couple: "They were like two white lilies growing side by side in the garden of God, shining with the beautiful light of chastity." In 1350, Catherine visited her mother Bridget in Rome, and together they lived a life of prayer, pilgrimage, and charity. The following year, after her husband's death, she dedicated herself to establishing and developing the convent her mother had built in Vadstena in 1346. When her mother died in 1374, she became a nun of the order and led the community. Portraits and Medailles of Catherine often depict her holding a white lily to represent her purity. A deer is often depicted beside her to represent protection against attacks on her chastity and virtue. Years of Life: 1331-1381 Feast Day: March 24th Patronage: Women / Temptation / Protection from Miscarriage / Difficult Pregnancy ✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼ 《Medaille》 St. Catherine of Sweden 20 x 15mm 《Cross》 Jesus Christ 10 x 12mm 《Size》 40cm + 5cm adjuster atelier †Leda†