Gold Plated Altar Table Standing Brass Cross (9370 E)

Height 29 cm / 11.41 Made from gold-plated brass. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches that follow the Byzantine Rite, the hand cross is kept on the Holy Table (altar) and used at certain moments during the liturgy, most noticeably at the dismissal when he holds it in his right hand as he gives the final blessing.

• handmade gold plated Greek blessing cross
• Height 29 cm / 11.41
• A Blessing Cross is a hand cross held by a priest or bishop in Eastern Christianity when he gives a benediction.
• In the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite, the hand cross is kept on the Holy Table (altar) and used at certain moments during the liturgy, most noticeably at the dismissal when he holds it in his right hand as he gives the final blessing.