CORAGGIO St. George Rustic Leather Journal

This rustic leather journal belongs to our Coraggio collection, and features our St. George design. For the writer in all of us, this 5 x 7” journal is the perfect compact size to take on every adventure. Now featuring our new wrap-around strap, each journal includes a leather strap that is used to keep your journal held together while you travel! Crafted from 100% soft, genuine leather, each one comes in differing shades and patterns - no two are the same. Each journal comes with a tag of the artisan’s name that personally crafted your journal and has around 100 pages of college-ruled paper. They are designed and engraved in our Steubenville, OH workshop.

Hand-crafted in Honduras, these leather journals were created by the individuals at Lazarus Artisan Goods. Through this ministry, men and women are taught to make high quality goods while receiving sustainable wages, health-care, and an education. Their goal is to not only help their workers financially, but to teach them to find dignity and purpose in all that they do. Both we at Catholic to the Max and Mission Lazarus thank you for helping support our teams of talented individuals.

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[Coraggio Design - St. George]

Across history, culture, and continents, humanity has woven inspiring tales of brave heroes defeating dragons, and St. George is no different.

Originally a Roman soldier in the year 303, St. George gave himself over to the Roman emperor to die for his faith. His story was later adapted in the 1200’s in a book called “The Golden Legend.” In this story, he stops a dragon from terrorizing a kingdom, and the people of the kingdom convert to Christianity. The dragon is likely a metaphor for paganism, which was slowly dying out as more and more people converted to the Christian faith.

Whether or not St. George really did slay a dragon, his story still remains as an inspiring beacon of Christian bravery. Now get out there and start slaying your own dragons!

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Once, as Pope St. John Paul II battled illness, a Capuchin friar stood below his window with a fist in the sky and shouted, "Coraggio! (Courage!)" Inspired by this story, we at Catholic to the Max wanted to create a product line devoted to inspiring others to have courage and spark real life conversations about Christ. With this in mind, we've created a new set of designs that are Catholic, engaging, but also a little unclear. By stirring curiosity in others, our hope is when someone asks you about your shirt, journal, bracelet, etc, you have the opportunity and courage to proclaim the message of Jesus. You can learn more about the Coraggio brand by visiting our new website: livecoraggio.com. 

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