St. Anne medals in solid 14K gold and .925 sterling silver, stamped and guaranteed authentic. Each is sold as a pendant, with a bail that fits most standard chains.
Who she is. Anne is the mother of Mary and the grandmother of Christ. She is usually shown teaching Mary to read, which is why she is patron of teachers as well as of mothers, grandmothers and women in childbirth.
When it is given. A first pregnancy, a new grandmother, or a daughter named Ann or Anne. The grandmother association makes it one of the medals most often bought within a family rather than for oneself.
Engraving. Several have a smooth back that takes a name and a date.
