Rube Cross with Diamonds all over the cross, 14k. Tyre shekel pendants called Oranta (Latin for praying)

called Oranta (Latin for praying)

Mary has been venerated since early Christianity

LATE 19TH CENTURY

) coins circulating in Judaea

while the other four are dedicated to the Virgin Mary — the Theotokos

Rube Cross with Diamonds all over the cross, 14k. Tyre shekel pendants called Oranta (Latin for praying)Size: 3x2. 5 cm. 1x0. 98 inch. Jerusalem Cross is a heraldic cross and Christian cross variant consisting of a large cross potent surrounded by four smaller Greek crosses, one in each quadrant. It was used as the emblem and coat of arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from the 1280s. There are variants to the design, also known as "Jerusalem cross", with either the four crosslets also in the form of Crosses potent, or conversely with the central cross