Golden cross "Savior Not Made by Hands. Guardian Angel" p02646 Onyx

Golden cross "Savior Not Made by Hands. Guardian Angel"

Metal: red gold 585"   
Average weight: 4.61 g  
Height (with eyelet): 2.5 cm 
Height (without eye): 1.8 cm 
Cross width: 1.8 cm 

A small pectoral cross with the Image of the Savior Not Made by Hands on the front side and the icon of the Guardian Angel on the back was created in the traditions of the Orthodox Church using ancient Christian symbols.

In the artistic decoration of ancient churches you can often see a cross made up of circles. This is a symbol of the Divine fullness and harmony of the universe. The circle is a sign of Eternity, Heaven and God, Who, according to the word of St. Clement of Alexandria, “there is an endless circle in which all forces converge.” The equal-pointed cross, according to the definition of the holy fathers, is the image of Christ and the sign of His victory. Each cross symbolizes the world, spread out into four parts of the world and extending, like its crossbars, in breadth and height. The main transverse beam shows the earthly, the vertical - the underworld and the heavenly and the increase of the earth to heaven. Therefore, the equal-pointed cross contains the perfect harmony of Divine and created existence. “As the four ends of the cross are held together and united by its center, so by the force 

The most ancient sign of Christ are also circles with straight crosses inscribed in them, in the form of which the crossbars are made here.

The cross, helping to become closer to God, protects a person from all evil, especially from invisible enemies. One of the most formidable for dark forces is the image of the Miraculous Image of the Savior.

The image of the Savior Not Made by Hands, or the Holy Ubrus (towel) was the greatest shrine of the Christian world. According to Tradition, he was miraculously imprinted on a piece of canvas with which the Lord wiped his face after washing.

From the 17th century in Rus', the personal protector of each person began to be widely depicted on pectoral crosses and in icon painting:his Guardian Angel.

A Guardian Angel is given by God to every person, and throughout his life he takes care of the salvation of his soul. He cries when a person sins and rejoices when he is cleansed by repentance. During life, the Guardian Angel protects a person from the incessant attacks of evil spirits, and after death becomes his guide in the afterlife. The image of the Guardian Angel is placed on the pectoral cross so that a person always remembers him, prays to him and loves him.

The pectoral cross is not only a strong protection for a person, it is also a sign of his vow to God, given in Baptism: to evade all evil and live according to Christ’s law of love for God and neighbor. “If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me,” says the Lord.