St. Andrew Orthodox Cross Pendant Ref 850733

St. Andrew Orthodox Cross Pendant.

St. Andrew Cross is named after the Apostle Andrew, patron saint of Scotland, Russia and patron of the Patriarch of Constantinople. The top bar symbolizes the placard on which the charge against Jesus was written. The middle bar is where the hands were nailed. The lower slanted bar represents what was originally a support device on crosses of crucifixion to increase the discomfort of the victim.