Bead «Rose».

The precious bead is decorated with a plant ornament with a large heraldic image of a rose. Since ancient times the rose has had many symbolic meanings. It is a symbol of the heart, of the center of the universe, of Divine love. The «Good Rose», that is, the rose without thorns, is a symbol of the Most Holy Theotokos. According to tradition, the rose was originally created by God without thorns as an image of perfect chaste purity and the beauty of righteousness. But after the Fall, as a sign of the damage to creation, thorns appeared on the beautiful flower. The heraldic image of the rose is a flower with seven petals, which since antiquity has been used in ornaments, as well as in coats of arms and emblems.