Characteristics:
Dimensions: 12х9 mm
Average weight: 5,0 g
Composition: silver 925, gilding 999
Technique of execution: casting, gilding or rhodium, blackening, handmade
Bead in the form of cylinder with the prayer "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, save and protect me, a sinner" .
This canonical prayer, known as "Jesus’", it has been studied and recorded on the island of Crete by St. Gregory of Sinai. The text of the prayer is framed by the ornament of blossoming hearts, which is the symbol of love in Orthodoxy. In the Orthodox tradition, this prayer can be read silently before entering the temple. It can be used by Christians as a universal appeal to God for help in danger, in difficult moments of life, when fighting with temptation, or in order to avoid temptation in everyday affairs.
