{"product_id":"olive-wood-tau-pendant-with-metal-corpus","title":"Olive Wood Tau Pendant with Metal Corpus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOlive Wood Tau Cross\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1” High - 24” Cotton Cord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHandmade olive wood Tau cross with corpus.  The cord has the three knots of a cincture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe Tau is an ancient representation of the cross.  It is also the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet and is thought to be the sign with which Ezekiel marked those chosen by God (Ex 9:4). St. Francis loved the meaning of the Tau so much he signed his letters with this symbol.  When a Franciscan friar wears a habit and stands with his hands outstretched, he becomes a Tau, a living Tau.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Tau is designated as the distinctive sign of the Franciscan Order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMade in Assisi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNatural wood tones vary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Franciscan Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46134875783407,"sku":"GFT11-FST (2103074-DAC)","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/6582\/8943\/files\/GFT11_Tau_Pendant_Metal_Corpus.png?v=1794584658","url":"https:\/\/thefranciscanstore.org\/products\/olive-wood-tau-pendant-with-metal-corpus","provider":"The Franciscan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}