Description

Seal for Mount Athos

The seal of Mount Athos for prosphoros is wooden from poplar wood, with deep engraving, thick perimeter and correct symbolism that faithfully follows the authentic Orthodox semantics for the Holy Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.

Seal for Mount Athos – what does it symbolize?

The round shape of the seal symbolizes the belly of the Virgin Marais, from where her only begotten Son the Lord Jesus Christ came from.

In the center is carved a square that reads Jesus Christ Wins. This point is called lamb and the priest cuts it in the shape of a cube from the proskomidi, during Proskomidi and places it on the Holy Disk.

and it is that which is then transmuted into the Body of Christ. On the left is a triangular piece in which the letters M and Θ (Mother of God) can be seen and symbolizes the Virgin Mary.

On the right is a square piece enclosing 9 triangles. These symbolize the nine classes of Angels and Saints.