Silver Orthodox cross (blackening) "Crucifixion. The Prudent Thief" 13601 Onyx

 The doors opened by angels are depicted at the top of the cross. The abbreviated prayer of the thief, which has become part of the church service, is written on the ear: “Remember, O God, and save me.”

 On both sides of the robber the supreme apostles Peter and Paul are depicted. Peter, a simple fisherman, was called Simon before his calling. He received a new name, translated as “stone,” from Christ for his deep faith. But even such a chosen person, to whom the Lord handed the keys to paradise, denied Him three times. However, he sincerely repented and witnessed his repentance with his subsequent life and death.

 Another great apostle was called Saul from birth and was a cruel persecutor of Christians. The Lord appeared to him on the way to Damascus, named him Paul and blinded him. Paul's sight returned after baptism. This miracle made a great revolution in the soul of the apostle. With even greater zeal than he persecuted Christians, Paul began to preach the Resurrection of Christ. The entire Church, the entire Christian world, was filled with the apostle’s preaching. The entire theology of the Church is largely based on the messages of the Apostle Paul preserved in the Holy Scriptures.