Top 8 St. Benedict Medals and Crucifixes

The St. Benedict medal has a fixed vocabulary. One face carries the saint holding a cross and the Rule, the other carries a cross ringed with the initials of a Latin prayer, and any medal worth buying keeps that engraving legible rather than smoothing it into decoration. That is the first thing to check in the product photos: can you actually read the letters around the rim, or has the die been worn soft?

These eight all come from Christian Art Workshop and are grouped by how you want to carry the medal, not ranked one through eight. Some are medals on their own, some pair the medal with a crucifix, one is a ring, and one is a jubilee-style piece that rotates in its frame. Sizes range from a 0.78 in disc to a pendant more than 3 in tall, and weights from about 10 g to over 75 g, so the practical differences between them are much larger than the shared iconography suggests.

1. Double-Sided Pattern St. Benedict Symbol Necklace: Best straightforward everyday medal

• Material: zinc alloy
• Design: double-sided medallion
• Chain length: 23.62 in (60 cm)
• Weight: approx 22 g
• Finishes: silver, gold, two-tone

The plainest option here, which is why it is the one to start with. A solid double-sided medallion, saint on one face and the cross with its ring of lettering on the other, on a 60 cm chain. At 22 g it has enough thickness that the engraving sits deep rather than skimmed on, and the two-tone finish helps the raised detail read at arm’s length. Three finishes are offered on the same page. Two things the listing does not tell you. There is no pendant diameter published, so if you are matching an existing bail or want a specific size on the chest, you are ordering partly blind. And 60 cm is a long chain, which means this hangs at the sternum rather than the collarbone. Worth knowing if you plan to wear it under a shirt.

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2. Classic Retro Style Crucifix and St. Benedict Medal Pendant Necklace: Best crucifix and medal in one piece

• Material: stainless steel
• Pendant size: 1.73 x 3.14 in (4.4 x 8 cm)
• Chain length: 23.62 in (60 cm)
• Weight: approx 36 g
• Finishes: silver, black, gold accents

This is the traditional arrangement: a crucifix with a detailed corpus, with the Benedict medal set into the piece rather than hanging alongside it. At 3.14 in tall it is by far the largest pendant in this roundup, closer to something you would see on a habit cord than a discreet daily chain, and the 60 cm length lets it hang where that size makes sense. Stainless steel keeps 36 g from feeling cheap and will not tarnish on you. The size is the whole conversation. Three inches of pendant is a statement, and it will bounce, catch on seat belts and print through a light shirt. If you want the crucifix and medal together but discreetly, this is not the one. If you want the full traditional form, nothing else here comes close.

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3. Retro-Pop Engraved St. Benedict Medal Stainless Ring: Best if you would rather not wear a chain

• Material: stainless steel
• Form: band ring
• Sizes: US 8 through US 12
• Weight: 0.7 oz (20 g)
• Finishes: gold and silver

The medal design engraved around a stainless band instead of hung from a chain. For anyone who works with their hands, dislikes things around the neck, or already wears a chain they will not give up, this solves the problem cleanly. Stainless takes a deep engraving and holds a polish, and 20 g on a finger reads as substantial without being clumsy. The band is flat and comfortable across the sizes offered. The size range is the catch: US 8 to US 12 only, which starts at a fairly large men’s size and offers nothing for smaller fingers, so a good portion of readers simply cannot wear it. Measure before ordering rather than guessing from another ring, since a wide band typically needs a half size up from a narrow one.

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4. Rotatable St. Benedict Medal Two-Tone Pendant Necklace: Best for seeing both faces of the medal

• Material: alloy
• Pendant size: 0.98 x 0.98 in (2.5 x 2.5 cm)
• Cord: black braided leather, adjustable
• Cord length: 15.75 to 17.7 in (40 to 45 cm)
• Weight: approx 10 g

The gold-tone medal spins freely inside a polished silver-tone frame, so both faces are reachable without taking the necklace off. That is a small mechanical idea that turns out to matter, since half the point of this medal is the inscription on the reverse and most pendants keep it permanently against your chest. A 1 in disc on black leather cord is an understated look, and 10 g is light enough to forget. Two reservations. The cord runs 40 to 45 cm, which sits high at the base of the throat and will not clear a collar. And a moving part in a pendant is a wear point: leather also stretches and darkens with sweat, so plan on the cord aging faster than the medal does.

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5. Two-Style St. Benedict Medal Necklace: Best for weight and presence

• Material: titanium
• Pendant size: 1.89 in (4.8 cm) coin, or 1.77 x 1.77 in (4.5 x 4.5 cm)
• Chain: titanium
• Chain length: 20.08 in (51 cm)
• Weight: approx 36.5 g or 75.6 g depending on style

Two styles share this listing: a large medal coin on its own, and a version paired with a key pendant. Both are titanium, both are big, and the heavier configuration comes in around 75.6 g, which makes it the most substantial piece on this page by a wide margin. If you want a medal that reads as an object rather than an accent, this is it. The 51 cm chain is a good middle length that puts a pendant that size at mid chest. Be clear-eyed about the weight. Seventy-five grams is genuinely heavy for a necklace, and it will feel like something on your neck all day and swing when you move. The lighter coin style at 36.5 g is the more wearable of the two for most people.

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6. St. Benedict Emblem Cross Necklace: Best cross shape with the emblem centered

• Material: copper
• Pendant size: 1.5 x 0.87 in (3.8 x 2.2 cm)
• Chain: copper
• Chain length: 17.71 to 19.69 in (45 to 50 cm)
• Weight: approx 15 g

Here the medal is not a disc at all: the emblem sits at the center of a cross-shaped pendant, with set stones running along the arms. It is the middle ground between a plain medal and the full crucifix above, at 1.5 in tall and 15 g, on an adjustable chain that lands between 45 and 50 cm. That length is the most useful in this roundup, since it clears a collar without hanging low. The material is worth thinking about. Copper is a soft metal that patinas, and on some people it leaves a green mark where it sits, especially in warm weather. The stone accents also pull it toward the decorative end, so if you wanted a severe, traditional medal this reads dressier than that.

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7. Sacred Heart, St. Jude and St. Benedict Pendant Necklace: Best small medal for layering

• Material: copper
• Pendant size: 0.78 x 0.78 in (1.98 x 1.98 cm)
• Chain length: 8.27 to 19.69 in (21 to 50 cm)
• Weight: approx 11 g

The smallest pendant here at 0.78 in square, in a dual-tone finish on a beaded chain, which makes it the natural pick if you already wear a chain and want to add a medal without the two competing. Three motifs share the listing: the Sacred Heart, St. Jude and St. Benedict. That last point is the one to act on. The listing is pictured as the St. Jude variant, so if you came for Benedict you have to select it deliberately, and it is easy to click through without noticing. The adjustable range also runs from 21 cm, which is far too short to be a necklace at all, so check where you are setting it. Copper again, with the same patina caveat as the emblem cross above.

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8. Zircon-Set Our Lady and St. Benedict Cross Heart Necklace: Best for pairing Benedict with Marian devotion

• Material: copper with zircon accents
• Pendant size: 1.42 x 0.59 in (3.6 x 1.5 cm)
• Chain length: 17.72 to 19.69 in (45 to 50 cm)
• Weight: approx 10 g

This one puts Our Lady and St. Benedict together on a narrow cross-and-heart pendant set with zircon. For someone whose devotional life runs through both, it saves wearing two chains, and at 1.42 in tall and only 0.59 in wide it is a slim vertical piece rather than a bulky one. The 45 to 50 cm adjustable chain is a practical length. Two notes before you buy. The listed variant is Our Lady (A), and the page carries more than one design, so confirm you are getting the combination you want. And the stone setting makes this the most ornamental piece in the group; if your idea of a Benedict medal is a plain struck disc with sharp lettering, the double-sided medallion at the top of this list serves you better.

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For most people the double-sided medallion is the sensible default. It puts the saint on one face and the full circle of lettering on the other, in solid zinc alloy on a 60 cm chain, with nothing extra going on. If you want the crucifix and the medal together in one piece, the retro-style crucifix does that and does it at real scale. If you would rather not wear a necklace at all, the stainless ring carries the same engraving on a band you can size properly.

One caveat that applies across the whole list: several of these listings bundle multiple saints or multiple styles under a single product page, and the variant selector decides which one arrives. The Sacred Heart listing is pictured as St. Jude, and the Our Lady listing defaults to a Marian variant. If you specifically want Benedict, read the variant name before you order, not after.

Quick comparison

Product	Best for	Material	Form	Size
Double-Sided Pattern St. Benedict Symbol Necklace	Best straightforward everyday medal	Zinc alloy	Medallion necklace	23.62 in chain
Classic Retro Style Crucifix and St. Benedict Medal Pendant Necklace	Best crucifix and medal in one piece	Stainless steel	Crucifix necklace	1.73 x 3.14 in
Retro-Pop Engraved St. Benedict Medal Stainless Ring	Best if you would rather not wear a chain	Stainless steel	Ring	US 8 to US 12
Rotatable St. Benedict Medal Two-Tone Pendant Necklace	Best for seeing both faces of the medal	Alloy	Medal on leather	0.98 x 0.98 in
Two-Style St. Benedict Medal Necklace	Best for weight and presence	Titanium	Medal or medal and key	1.89 in medal
St. Benedict Emblem Cross Necklace	Best cross shape with the emblem centered	Copper	Cross necklace	1.5 x 0.87 in
Sacred Heart, St. Jude and St. Benedict Pendant Necklace	Best small medal for layering	Copper	Small medal necklace	0.78 x 0.78 in
Zircon-Set Our Lady and St. Benedict Cross Heart Necklace	Best for pairing Benedict with Marian devotion	Copper, zircon	Cross and heart	1.42 x 0.59 in