ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CRUCIFIX HOLY TRINITY SAINTS GEORGE, NICHOLAS, BARBARA

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ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CRUCIFIX HOLY TRINITY SAINTS GEORGE, NICHOLAS, BARBARA:
$59.00

Antique Eastern Orthodox or Eastern/Greek Catholic, or Ukrainian Catholic Crucifix pendant.Antique artifact condition. Made from a brass-like copper alloy, covered with brown patina. Has superficial scratches, and lightly worn out as a result of devotional wearing. The necklace loop is in perfect, like original ,condition. Origin circa mid- to late 19th century. Authentic artifact from Europe. 100% sound and wearable.
The artistic design of this crucifix is unique, featuring theimages of all three Members of the Holy Trinity (God the Father, Jesus Christ, the Son, and the Holy Spirit), iconic images of Jesus Christ as the King of Glory and six major Saints, venerated in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, and text of a protective Orthodox prayer.
The ends of the crossbars are \"budded\", with shapes of three circles, or \"buds\" each. In a Christian context, such a design could symbolically represent the Holy Trinity, similarly to the three-leaved clover, or Shamrock.The crucifix is two sided. The obverse representsa Crucifixion of Jesus on a Latin- or Catholic style cross.Interestingly, the Byzantine three-bar cross characteristic of the Russian Orthodox and some Eastern Catholic churches, is not shown on this pendant.The four-letter \"INRI\" abbreviation in Cyrillic letters is present as a nameplate in the top part of this crucifix. In addition, the crossbears the Sacred Name of Jesus Christ, as the \"IC XC\" Greek Christogram above the Christ\'s arms.
The top \"budded\" end of the crucifix bears a symbolic image of God the Father, marked with a triangle. He is extending his Hands as for an embrace or a prayer. His image is also marked with two Cyrillic letters meaning an abbreviation of the Holy Name of the God the Father, \"LORD SABAOTH\" (The Lord of Hosts).
The left and right crossbar \"budded\" ends bear the images of Eastern Orthodox saints, St. Anthony of Kiev and St. Theodosius of Kiev, the 11th-century Orthodox monks and founders of the Kiev Monastery (now Lavra) of the Caves.
The lower vertical \"budded\" crossbar bears a famous, iconic image of Saint George slaying the dragon with his spear. An abbreviated inscription in Church Slavonic overarching the image means \"SAINT GREAT MARTYR GEORGE THE VICTORIOUS\".St. George is one of the most prominent military saints who is immortalized in an image of St. George achieving the victory over the Dragon. Numerous countries, cities, professions and organizations claim St. George as their patron saint. He is venerated as a saint and Holy Martyr in most of the Western and Eastern Christian Churches, and in Islam.
The reverse of the Crucifix is similarly separated into several panels.The top \"budded\" end of the vertical crossbar bears an image of the Resurrected Christ as the King of Glory, also extending His Hands like God the Father on the opposite side of the Crucifix. His image is marked with two Cyrillic letters \"I.X.\" meaning an abbreviation of the Holy Name of Jesus Christ in Greek or in Church Slavonic.
Just below the image of Jesus the King there isa symbolic image of the Holy Spirit depicted as a dove emitting rays of light.
The left \"budded\" end of the vertical crossbar bears an image of Saint Nicholas of Myra. Saint Nicholas of Myra is known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, and is a patron saint of sailors, merchants, repentant thieves, children, students, and numerous countries and cities around Europe.
The right \"budded\" end of the vertical crossbar bears an image of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, a spiritual leader and monastic reformer of the medieval Russia, and is one of the most highly venerated saints in the Russian Orthodox Church.
The central part of the reverseincorporates text of a prayer in Church Slavonic meaning \"LORD, SAVE ME\".
Below the inscription, in the lower vertical \"budded\" crossbar, there is an image of Saint Barbara, also known in the Eastern Orthodox Churches as the \"Saint Great Martyr Varvara\". This name in abbreviated form is overarching the image of St. Barbara. St. Barbara is an early Christian saint venerated in the Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican Churches, with her feast day celebrated on December 4.
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