The Saint Benedict Medal is a Christian sacramental medal containing symbols and text related to the life of Saint Benedict of Nursia, used by Roman Catholics, as well as Anglicans, Lutherans, and the Western Orthodox, in the Benedictine Christian tradition, especially votarists and oblates. This religious object is also a Christian symbol of opening doors and opening difficult paths. Tradition holds that it protects from curses, evil and envy; drives away bad energies; attracts good energies