Image «St. Elizabeth Righteous»

Characteristics:

Size: 36*17 mm
Avg. Weight: 5.2 g.
Composition: Silver 925, 999 Gilding
Technique - casting, gilding, blackening.

Holy righteous Elizabeth was the mother of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John. She was the wife of the Holy Prophet Zachariah, the sister of St. Anne and the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The righteous spouses were following all the commandments of the Lord blameless but suffered barrenness. In the Old Testament times it considered to be a great punishment of God. Once during a service in the church of St. Zacharias he received a message from an angel that his old wife would bear him a son and he "will be great before the Lord" and "he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah." When the righteous Elizabeth had a son the parents announced the name of the baby. He was John by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
When wicked King Herod killed the Innocents Elizabeth with John took refuge in the mountains, where a rock miraculously hid them from pursuing her king's soldiers. Her husband Zacharias refused to answer where they are and was killed right in the temple. Righteous Elizabeth died 40 days after her husband. Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John followed the Lord word to his last day.
The Memory day of Holy Prophet of Zechariah and Holy Righteous Elizabeth is committed 18/5 of September. These saints pray for the healing of infertility.