Who was this Angel? 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 or help us with […]
History
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 a mountain called Pispir, he emerged and went […]
St. Anthony the Legend and Mystique
Like promised in our last article we continue on the life of St. Anthony the Great. The story of Saint Anthony is filled with legend and mystique. His biography tells that he had several encounters with the devil. The most known is the one where the devil kept untying the knots of his prayer rope […]
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.com want to dedicate a series of post to him. It is said that Saint Anthony is the one who invented […]
The History and Heritage
The Orthodox Prayer Bracelet 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 treated as a wonderful […]