Amulet

RetroloveGreece - Etsy
Tinos, Greece
1 1/4 x 1 3/8 inches

Saint Nicholas and the Theotokus, the Mother of God, on the reverse. Greek filakto amulets are blessed and worn to protect the person who pins it to their clothes. The tiny amulets are filled with flowers from the Good Friday procession and cotton with oil and myrrh.

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