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  2. Tsata - Wikipedia

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    Tsata (Russian: цата, IPA:) is a form of jewelry in the shape of a turned over crescent, typically made from gold or silver. It is placed at the bottom of a riza as a part of the icon decoration in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Tsata looks like a neck ring.

  3. 1922 seizure of church valuables in Russia - Wikipedia

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    On February 23, 1922, the All-Russian Central Executive Committee issued a decree «On the Seizure of Church Jewelry». [2] The decree ordered the local organs of Soviet power to remove from the churches all products made of gold, silver and precious stones and supposedly transfer them to the Central Fund for the Relief of the Starving.

  4. Cross necklace - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] Communicants of the Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox churches are expected to wear their baptismal cross necklaces at all times. [7] [8] Some Christians believe that the wearing of a cross offers protection from evil, [7] [9] [10] while others, Christian and non-Christian, wear cross necklaces as a fashion accessory. [11]

  5. Category:Russian jewellers - Wikipedia

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    Russian jewelry designers (4 P) F. Fabergé (6 C, 9 P) Fabergé family (8 P) R. Russian goldsmiths (1 C, 2 P) Russian silversmiths (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category ...

  6. Prayer beads - Wikipedia

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    The loops of knotted wool (or occasionally of beads), called brojanica (Serbian, Macedonian), chotki (Russian) or komboskini (Greek) to pray the Jesus Prayer. Among Russian Old Believers, a prayer rope made of leather, called 'lestovka', is more common, although this type is no longer commonly used now by the Russian Orthodox Church.

  7. Russian forces are going out of their way to destroy and ...

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    The theft includes precious Scythian gold jewelry dating to the fourth century B.C., ancient coins and thousands of paintings from museums and private collections, researchers said. Some art and ...

  8. Gunmen kill police, priest and civilians in attacks on places ...

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    Gunmen opened fire on places of worship in two cities of Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province on Sunday, killing at least 15 police officers and four civilians, including an Orthodox priest ...

  9. Russia says Syrians must decide future of their country - AOL

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    A ministry statement said Moscow was closely watching the situation more than a week after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, long backed by Moscow, and as power becomes consolidated under ...