This cross was designed and created by Genoese sculptor Antonio Vedele.
(13/05/1930 – 04/10/1997).

In June 2013, L.A.L. company S.r.l. entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with the Vedele Heirs for the production, sale and marketing of the Good Shepherd’s Pectoral Cross.
This item is made of silver, weighs 80 grams and represents  “The Good Shepherd” who leads the flock to the sheepfold and carries the lost sheep on his shoulders.

«If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.» (Matthew 18,12-14)

Its basic, clean-cut style also represents the dawn of a new ecclesiastic age: a poor Church among the poor, as indicated by Pope Francis.

In 2006, Le Marche Regional Government bestowed the company with the “Marche Eccellenza Artigiana” badge, an award recognized to empower all artisan businesses that have been operating in the Marche region for several generations.

An internationally renowned artist and designer, Stefano Calisti cooperated with L.A.L. in creating some truly unique and original pieces of sacred art.

His paintings are characterized by an extraordinarily lively colour palette and has received widespread acclaim from the audience and the critics alike due to his ability to merge formal beauty and spiritual meaning, thus making him one of the most sought-after designers in the religious field.

Among the artist’s favourite subjects are landscapes, which represent his greatest inspiration thanks to the suggestions of colour, matter and light.

We took real pride in cooperating with such a talented artist and celebrating the beauty of faith through sacred art.