Wooden Byzantine Cross with Jesus Christ's Sacred Mandylio

Handmade, byzantine cross, carved on boxwood. At the center Jesus Christ's Sacred Mandylio is carved, surrounded by the initials IC XC NIKA, on the four antennas of the cross. The handicraft is made at the Holy Skete of Saint Demetrios in Mount Athos.

Dimensions:
H: 5 cm.
W: 3 cm.

The Sacred Mandylio is one of the lost heirlooms of the Orthodox Church. It is a piece of cloth, on which the image of the face of Jesus Christ was miraculously depicted. According to traditions, the King of Edessa Abgarus was cured by using the Mandylio.