Posts Tagged ‘history of the prayer rope’

Prayer Bracelet – The Angel helping Saint Anthony Great

Prayer Bracelet – The Angel helping Saint Anthony Great

In one of the legends pertaining to Saint Anthony the Great an Angel appeared to learn him how to tie the Prayer Rope we all cherish and love today. Without this Angel in the legend we would not have any Prayer Bracelets or Prayer Necklaces to wear

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Prayer Bracelet – Saint Anthony’s later life

Prayer Bracelet – Saint Anthony’s later life

To conclude our post series on Saint Anthony the Great (the inventor of the Orthodox prayer rope), we are going to focus on his later life. After spending 20 years in solitude cut off from society in an old and abandoned Roman Fort in the desert by

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Prayer Bracelet – Introducing Saint Anthony the Great

Prayer Bracelet – Introducing Saint Anthony the Great

Saint Anthony the Great or as others call him Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius and Father of a all Monks. We at 33Knots | Prayer Bracelet want to dedicate a series of post to him. It is

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Prayer Bracelet – The History and Heritage

The orthodox prayer bracelet and prayer necklace, also known as the orthodox prayer rope has become very popular the last couple of years. More and more young people have started wearing them. There are several reasons for this, next to its religious value and heritage its also

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