SAVE AND PROTECT." RESEARCH EXPERIENCE ON THE ORIGIN OF THE PRAYER FORMULA ON THE CROSS

Priest Georgy Andrianov

PhD in Theology, Rector of the Kostroma Theological Seminary

Kostroma Theological Seminary, Kostroma, Russia

Email: rector44@mail.ru

Issue: № 4 (16), 2021

Pages: 135

Annotation

The article attempts for the first time to explain the origin of the prayer formula "Save and Protect", which is applied to Orthodox crosses of the Russian tradition. The author substantiates the origin of the formula in Russia on the basis of widespread liturgical texts at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries and its strengthening in the production of church utensils after the weakening of censorship in 1905. At the moment, there are no early works on this topic from the history of Russian piety.

Keywords

Bible, Russian Orthodox Church, Save and Protect, St. Cosmas of Mayum, church hymn, troparion, Life of St. Sergius of Radonezh, Russian tsar, pectoral cross, pectoral cross, spiritual censorship, God-fighting.

For citation

Andrianov G. V, priest. «Save and Protect.» Research experience on the origin of the prayer formula on the cross // Ipatievsky vestnik. — 2021. — № 4. — Р. 135–140.