Praying Ropes Tears of Theotokos 16 Beads

Description

Praying Rope “Tears of the Mother of God”, ” Tears of Theotokos” (Komposchini, otherwise), made from the fruits of a certain plant which is called the tear of Panagia.


Gerasimos Smyrnakis, in his book titled Mount Athos, which was published in 1903, writes the following:

“The tears are harvested from the fruits of a plant from the months of July until October. The fruit is like a hard pip which they call on Mount Athos the Tears of Panagia. These plants are farmed in a limited quantity and thrive in areas that have much water.”
“They were called Tears of Panagia, as is said by the monks, when The Holy Theotoks appeared to an elder at the Cell of Saint Panteleimonos and showed him how to farm and use the plant in order to make a living.”


The ones offered are from the Monastery Sinodia Kleimeon from Mount Athos.

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Otherwise will place at random.