Religious medals, which are usually worn as pendants, include Sunday school awards for attendance and scholarship. But the most common form of religious medals depicts patron saints. St. Christopher medals are thought to protect travelers, while St. Genesius pendants are sometimes worn by nervous actors. St. Francis, of course, is the protector of, and friend to, animals, and if you value the quality of your beer, you may want to gift your local brewer with a medal bearing the likeness of St. Wenceslaus.