Silver Orthodox Cross with Gilding Lord Almighty. Icon of the Mother of God Seven-arrow Oniks

Silver Orthodox cross with gilding "Lord Almighty. Icon of the Mother of God "Seven-shot"

Metal: silver 925"

Average weight: 7.4 g

Height with eyelet: 4.2 cm

Height without ear: 2.9 cm

Width: 2.2 cm

Ear dimensions: 0.8 x 0.6 cm

The pectoral cross of strict monumental forms with rays radiating from the middle cross with its forms goes back to the Konstantin cross. Byzantine Emperor Saint Constantine the Great Equal to the Apostles before the Battle of the Mulvian Bridge (312 BC), which was supposed to decide the fate of the Roman Empire, I saw a cross in the sun and next to it an inscription: "Win with him" (in Greek Εν Τούτῳ Νίκα). St. Constantine ordered the cross to be placed on the flags of his army and won the battle. After conquering power, he ended the persecution of Christians and made Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire.. Since then, the teachings of Christ began to spread freely throughout the world, and the image of the Constantine cross became as revered as the image of the cross on which the Savior was crucified.

The complete image of Golgotha is inscribed in the shape of the Constantine cross.. Next to the crucified Lord on both sides are Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene, his faithful follower and disciple; Mother of the Savior, Most Holy Theotokos; beloved disciple of His Apostle John the Theologian. One of the soldiers who crucified Christ, the centurion Longinus, stands with John the Theologian.. According to legend, it was Longinus who pierced the ribs of Christ with a spear, and then, terrified by the eclipse and earthquake that followed, believed that Christ is the Son of God. He became a preacher of Christianity, for which he was killed by the Jews. The Orthodox Church honors the centurion Longinus as a martyr.

When the Body of Christ, crucified on the cross, was pierced with nails and a spear, the soul of His Most Pure Mother was struck by the "weapon" of sorrow and heartache. According to the teachings of the Orthodox Church, the Lord was crucified not only for the past sins of people. Every day Jesus Christ mystically crucifies again at the Liturgy for the new sins of those living today. The image of the suffering of the Mother of God, past and present, is symbolically depicted on Her icons of the "Seven Arrows" in the form of seven arrows. The Most Holy Theotokos is pierced by seven arrows, according to the number of seven deadly human sins. The image of the Mother of God "Seven Arrows" is placed on the reverse of the cross, surrounded by worshiping angels: two seraphim and archangels Gabriel and Michael.

The Most Holy Theotokos in Her miraculous icon "Seven-shot" is revered as a pacifier of hostile feelings, protector from malicious intent. Mothers pray to this icon to protect their children from evil people and evil spirits, men pray to protect their families from enemies. They turn to her with prayer in order to stop internecine strife, as well as to defeat evil thoughts and unkind feelings in their own hearts.. If you pray in front of the image for your enemies, then hostile feelings will give way to mercy, and the hatred that corrodes the soul will subside.

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