Eastern orthodox tattoo

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A classical Greco-Roman rhetorical tradition survives in Christian iconography

This Cross is not magic. It is the remembrance of Christ Our Lord’s sufferings and trials at the hands of sinners. It is the remembrance of the manly, heroic courage of Our Lord in the face of unrestrained evil. But the reminder is of a dual nature. We are reminded of Christ’s heroic struggles on our behalf and the demons are reminded of their ultimate defeat at the hands of the Holy Son of God.

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Russian Orthodox cross... this is my second tattoo