{"product_id":"church-war-cross-pin-1","title":"Church War Cross Pin - 1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a reproduction of the historical \"Church War Cross\" given to American soldiers by the Episcopal Church in WWI and WWII. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/Screenshot2026-08-05at10.05.34PM.png?v=1785985542\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"374\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Numismatist,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/Numismatist1943\/page\/339\/mode\/2up\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \"The Church War Cross\"\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\"The design should be the ancient “Crusader’s Cross\" which is composed of five crosses symbolizing the five wounds of Christ ; ..., it should have engraved upon it “Christ died for thee,” a quotation from the Liturgy of the Book of Common Prayer...\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Wiki: \"During World War I, the [Church War] Cross was distributed by Episcopal chaplains to \"thousands\" of Episcopalian troops in active service overseas.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Numismatist_3-2\" rel=\"dc:references\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwMw\"\u003eWith the outbreak of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWorld War II, the Episcopal Church reestablished the Commission. Under the chairmanship of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHenry Knox Sherrill,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBishop of Massachusetts, the Commission decided to resume issuing the Cross. The Cross was given to both Episcopal chaplains and parish clergy to distribute to Episcopalian troops.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Numismatist_3-3\" rel=\"dc:references\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBy 1944, about 226,000 Crosses had been given...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deus Vult Lapel Pins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47800418762883,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/IMG_7470.jpg?v=1785984590","url":"https:\/\/deusvultlapelpins.com\/products\/church-war-cross-pin-1","provider":"Deus Vult Lapel Pins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}