Silver amulet "Mother of God" with blackening 13602 Onyx

The silver icon with the image of the icon of the Mother of God on the front side and the Prosperous Cross of the Lord on the back is made in the form of an ancient banner of victory. This is a sign of the victory of the Christian Church over the forces of evil. In Ancient Rus', flags were not a symbol of value in themselves; the main thing was the icon embroidered on the cloth, visible from afar to all troops. She was a sign of heavenly protection and spiritual assistance on the battlefield. 

On the back of the icon there is a picture of the Flourishing Cross of the Lord, around the cross of which the abbreviated words IS HS and NIKA are written. This is the name of Christ and the Greek verb “conquered,” because by the Cross the Lord conquered death. Eternal life came into the world through the Cross, which is why it is figuratively called the living one and the tree of life, often decorated with plant shoots and various ornaments. But everyone becomes heirs of Eternal Life. The path to the Kingdom of Heaven is closed by sin. A person’s assistant in the spiritual struggle against an invisible, but very evil enemy and patron before God is the Most Holy Theotokos. Around the Cross are written the words of Her prayerful glorification: “Rejoice, Most Holy Theotokos, Representative and Helper and Salvation of our souls.”