Orthodox Crucifix (Holy Trinity) Silver Color · Stainless Steel Cross
$39
A Symbol of Salvation
This finely made Orthodox cross carries the oldest and most cherished sign of the Christian faith. Worn close to the heart or kept as a personal keepsake, it offers quiet strength and a constant reminder of the path of devotion. A timeless gift for baptisms, name days, Christmas, Easter, or any moment worth celebrating.
- We ship to all 50 states within two business days
- Free shipping on orders of $99 or more
- 30-day returns · consecrated items are final sale
Dimensions and materials
- Material
- stainless steel, silver color
Shipping
We pack every order within two business days and ship to all 50 states, DC and APO/FPO addresses. Shipping is free on orders of $99 or more, and $6.95 below that. Orders with Consecration ship in 3–8 business days. Shipping policy
Returns
Return any item within 30 days of delivery for a refund. Consecrated items are final sale. Metal items are guaranteed against defects for 1 year. Returns policy
What Consecration is
Our priest consecrates your item with holy water and the prayers of the Church, commemorating the person you name, so that it comes to you set apart for prayer. It arrives with a certificate signed by our priest and a vial of holy water. About Consecration
Orthodox crosses
The cross you are given at baptism, worn for life.
Orthodox Christians trust the Precious and Life-Giving Cross to guard them always. They ask it for protection from evil spirits, for strength to carry their own cross, and for healing and deliverance from illness. Russian crosses carry the prayer “Save and protect” (Спаси и сохрани) on the back.
Why the Cross
For Orthodox Christians the Cross is not an ornament but “the guardian of the whole world.” At baptism the priest places a small cross on the newly baptized, and from that moment it is worn next to the heart for life and never taken off. St Helen found the Cross of the Lord in Jerusalem, and its lifting up before the people is kept at the Exaltation. In August the Wood of the Cross was carried through Constantinople against sickness. Each evening the faithful pray, “Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered.” The three-bar cross bears the title board above and the footrest below.
Traditional patronage
- Prayed to for protection from the demons: “Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered”
- Prayed to with the words “Save and protect” (Спаси и сохрани), engraved on Russian crosses
- Prayed to for strength to carry one’s own cross
- Prayed to for healing and deliverance from illness
- Prayed to for victory over temptation
- Prayed to for the protection of the journey and the home
- Prayed to for remembrance of Christ’s love at every moment
- Protector of the wearer at all times, even when one cannot make the sign of the Cross
- Protector from evil spirits and from illness
- Feast days
Universal Exaltation of the Cross, 14 September (27 September on the Old Calendar); Procession of the Wood of the Cross, 1 August (14 August); Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, the third Sunday of Great Lent (movable).
- Name-day names (Greek custom, 14 September)
Stavros, Stavroula.
- For whom
a godchild at baptism, a convert at chrismation, a graduate, a son or daughter leaving home, anyone facing surgery. (Greek baptismal crosses are usually four-pointed and plain. Wearing the cross under the clothing is a Russian custom of modesty.)
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