ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CROSS 18-19 century

Description: ¡RARO!***MARVELLOUS***¡RARO! ¡RARO!***MAGNIFICENT***¡RARO! ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CROSS 18-19century.100% authentic very rare item RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CROSS 18-19 century period.Antique Byzantine Russian Orthodox, "Old Believers'" cross. Handmade, cast from bronze or similar, brass-like copper alloy, and bears marks from the coppersmith's file tool.The obverse of the cross pendant bears a Byzantine-like Suppedaneum cross, surrounded with the Instruments of the Passion of Christ, such as the Holy Lance (spear) and the Holy Sponge attached to the end of a cane, elements of the vine, several inscriptions made with Cyrillic letters, and a tiny image of the skull, or the Adam's head buried below the cross. The Byzantine three-bar cross is used in the Orthodox and some Eastern Catholic churches. Such a cross has three horizontal crossbeams: the top one represents the "INRI" nameplate, and the bottom one, a footrest.The Holy Lance and the Holy Sponge are the subjects of adoration together with the Cross, and therefore, are always depicted on the Russian Old Believers' Baptism or body crosses, creating an image of Calvary (Golgotha) with the three-bar cross and Adam's head.In such a cross' depiction, the "INRI" inscription made by Pontius Pilate, is considered blasphemous, and is never used as the nameplate. Instead, the top end of the cross pendant bears an abbreviation in Church Slavonic which means "King of Glory". The Kingship of Jesus is also symbolized by the pendant's loop shaped like the Russian Imperial Crown.The side radial ends of the cross bears the Sacred Name of Jesus Christ, as the "IC XC" Greek Christogram. Just below the Christogram, there is an inscription in Church Slavonic which means "Son of God".The space just above the lower "footrest" bar bears the ancient Greek "NIKA" ("VICTORY") symbol of Christ's victory over sin and death.The reverse of the cross pendant is filled with the Scriptural text of an abbreviated version of Psalm 68 in Church Slavonic meaning "MAY GOD ARISE AND MAY HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED...". This psalm-based prayer is traditionally inscribed on the reverse of the Old Believers' Orthodox body (Baptism) cross pendants, meaning to provide protection of the faithful cross-bearer against the evil spirits (God's enemies), and thereby is considered a version of the Exorcism prayer.Also, the exorcism is still a part of Catholic doctrine and liturgy. There is the great exorcism of Pope Leo XIII (Invocation of the Archangel Michael, exorcism, Psalm 68/67, exorcism, prayer). The completion of the Great Exorcism is reserved to a priest and requires special permission from the bishop. The rite is regulated in the newly revised part of the Roman Ritual De exorcismis et supplicationibus quibusdam of 1999. Material: Copper alloy, patina. The size: 53mm x 27mm. Weight: 9.6 gram. Photos are real, you will receive exactly what you see! A great addition to your collection! El ESTADO: Not restored. There are traces of time.The EXCELLENT BUY for the PERSONAL COLLECTION or in the GIFT. IT is SOLD by 49,99 euros. BUT the PRICE in the ANTIQUARIANS MUCH HIGHER. DO NOT LOSE the POSSIBILITY. YOU CAN HAVE a NICE GIFT. THE DELIVERY (2-4 days), of the working days of the post office. The QUESTIONS of the GOODS and the DELIVERY WE WILL DISCUSS. THANKS FOR the VISIT, ALL the WISE MOVES. Attentively, VÍCTOR.

Price: 49.99 USD

Location: UA,UCRAINA

End Time: 2025-02-05T00:28:02.000Z

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