Silver amulet "St. George the Victorious" (blackening, gilding) 132769 Onyx

Silver amulet "Georgy the Victorious" (blackening, gilding) 

Metal: silver 925"
Insert:no
Average weight: 7.90 g

Great Martyr George began to be called the Victorious for his courage and spiritual victory over his tormentors who could not force him to renounce Christianity, as well as for his miraculous help to people in danger.

Saint George became famous for his great miracles, of which the most famous is his miracle about the snake. According to legend, not far from the city of Beirut there was a living snake in a lake that often devoured the people of that area. To quench the fury of the serpent, the superstitious people of that area began to regularly give foals to Him to eat a young man or girl. One day the lot fell on the daughter of the ruler of that area. She was taken to the shore of the lake and tied up, where she waited in horror for the snake to appear. When the beast began to approach her, a bright young man appeared on a white horse, who saved the girl. This young man was Saint George, with his appearance he stopped the sacrifice and converted the inhabitants of that country, who had previously been pagans, to Christ.

The miracles of St. George gave rise to the veneration of him as the patron of cattle breeding and protector from predatory animals. St. George the Victorious has also long been considered the patron saint of the army. The miracle of the serpent has become a favorite subject in the iconography of the saint, who is depicted riding a white horse, with a spear striking the serpent. This image also symbolizes the victory over the devil - the “ancient serpent”.