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Reversible Plastic Prosphora Seal with Slavonic Letters (Pack of Three Pcs)
 
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Product Code: L0169 [ custom-made ]
Price: $39.95
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- a set of three reversible Holy bread prosphora seals made of plastic
- a prosphora stamps with deeply-cut images with Slavonic letters that make excellent impressions
- a Greek-style prosphora seal (for one large loaf) which is approx. 5 1/2" in diameter
- a Russian-style prosphora seal (for five small identical loaves) which is approx. 2" in diameter
MORE ABOUT HOLY BREAD PROSPHORA SEALS/STAMPS >>>
Prosphora (Greek for "offering") is bread prepared for use in the Divine Liturgy. A portion of it, known as the lamb (or amnon) is cut out during the proskomedia which is consecrated during the Divine Liturgy to be the Eucharist, while the rest is cut up for the antidoron, the blessed bread distributed at the end of the liturgy.
During its preparation, prosphora is stamped with an image usually including IC XC NIKA ("Jesus Christ conquers"), which is maintained during baking and then serves as a guide for cutting out the lamb during the proskomedia. Prosphora can vary in size and stamp in different traditions. Generally, the Slavic traditions use smaller prosphora with a simpler stamp, while the Byzantine ones use larger ones with a more complex stamp. In the center is the Lamb (symbol: IC XC NI KA Christogram), to the viewer's right, is the Panagia (symbol: ΜΘ (Μήτηρ Θεοῦ)), to the left are the Nine Angelic Ranks (symbol: nine triangles), and on the top and bottom are extra Lambs for Presanctified (symbol: said Christogram). The positions of the Panagia and Nine Ranks will be reversed when the impression is made.
Source: WikipediA
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