Features:
Dimensions, mm: 18*12
Average weight: 2,5 grams
Materials: silver 925, gilding 999
Techniques: casting, gilding, blackening, handmade
St. Martyr Tatiana († 226) was born in Rome in a Christian family. From her youth, she devoted herself to God. She served as a deaconess, assisting at the baptism of women and cared for infirm. During the persecution of Christians under the emperor Alexander Severus (222 -235), St. Tatiana was caught and tortured. By tortures she was supposed to offer sacrifice in the temple of Apollo. But the prayers of the saint caused earthquake, which destroyed part of the temple with the idol. Angels appeared before executioners and affected by the vision, they fell at the feet of the saint and professed Christ, for which they were immediately executed.
After that, the martyr was stripped naked and thrown into the Coliseum to be eaten by lion. But the beast began to lick her feet, and miraculously grown hair hid the nakedness. Thus St. Tatiana was put to the fire, but the flame did not touch her. Finally, Emperor ordered to decapitate saint.
St.Tatiana, Martyress is commemorated on January 25 /12.
St. martyr Tatiana is honored as the patroness of students in memory of establishing the first Russian University in Moscow in 1755 on her commemoration day.
