Description
Christian Orthodox Necklace Pendant SAINT MARTYR TATIANA Materials: Sterling Silver (925 grade), 24K Gilding, Blackening Average weight: 2 grams Size: 20 x 9 mm (including the bail) Technique: casting, gilding, blackening, handmade. Symbolism and application of the item According to legend, Saint Tatiana was the daughter of a Roman civil servant who was secretly ...Christian and raised his daughter in the faith, and she became a deaconess in the church. This was dangerous, and one day the jurist Ulpian captured Tatiana and attempted to force her to make a sacrifice to Apollo. She prayed, and miraculously, an earthquake destroyed the Apollo statue and part of the temple. Here I'd like to mention that during those times in Rome religion was closely connected with politics. The educated people were on the side of the old pagan religion since it was believed that the cult of Rome and the emperors underlie the political stability of the state. The key to a citizen's trustworthiness was his participation in the rituals established by law. What he thinks at the same time did not have any legal significance. Christians refused to worship statues of gods and worship emperors even formally. They only agreed to pray for the emperor. But from the point of view of Roman law, this was not enough. Therefore, Christians were tried as political criminals, for whom the most severe punishments were provided. Like many Christians, the martyr Tatiana was brought to trial and brought to the temple of Apollo, inviting her to offer due sacrifice. But instead, the saint began to pray. Suddenly there was an earthquake, the idol was blown to pieces, and part of the temple collapsed and crushed the priests. People got terribly frightened. The incident caused horror among the people, and the saint was accused of magic. For witchcraft and magic, according to Roman law, torture, burning at the stake, or being torn apart by beasts were relied on. They began to beat the holy virgin and gouged out her eyes. The executioners suddenly saw four angels who surrounded the maiden and deflected blows from her. Eight executioners believed in Christ and fell at the saint's feet, asking for forgiveness of their sins. For professing to be Christians, they were immediately executed, having received Baptism in blood. The next days she was tortured even more but nothing could do any harm to her: the fire did not burn her and the fierce lion only licked her feet. Then the courageous sufferer was beheaded with a sword. Her father was executed along with her. The memory of the holy Martyr Tatiana and all Christians who suffered with her is celebrated by the Church on January 25 (12). On this day in 1755 in Moscow on the initiative of M.V. Lomonosov, the first state university in Russia was founded. Since then, the martyr Tatiana has been revered in Russia as the patroness of students. On the reverse side of the icon is the text of the prayer to the martyr Tatiana: "Holy saint of God Tatiana, pray to God for me, a sinner." This icon pendant can be a nice present to any female student. Why should you buy this item?Need further information? If you have any questions, please, do not hesitate to contact me, I'll be glad to answer them.
- This miniature pendant can be worn as a single unit or with a half-moon decoration;
- It requires great craftmanship to make such a tiny image of the icon;
- All the details are very accurate and realistic.
