Black magnesite gemstone beaded prayer rope chotki with knotted cross book Each is prayerfully handmade by

Each is prayerfully handmade by a nun of the Convent of St

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Black magnesite gemstone beaded prayer rope chotki with knotted cross book Each is prayerfully handmade byBlack magnesite gemstone beads 50 bead Orthodox prayer rope (chotki komboskini) for praying the Rule of the Mother of God (Theotokos) Every decade (10 beads) is separated by spacer Czech glass and metal cross beads. Finished with a knotted cross. The stone beads are each approximately 8mm long. Each is handmade by a nun of the Convent of St. Mary Magdalene, an Orthodox women's monastery in Mississippi.