«Boris and Hleb»

Bookends

Materials:

silver, gold, bronze, white diamonds, cognac diamonds, yellow sapphires, jade, marble, jasper, enamel.

Н-16-10-653

The Christianization of Kyivan Rus’, performed by Prince Volodymyr Equal to the Apostles, is a great event that took place in the history of our people. But only by one’s own example, sometimes too expensive and yet the only correct one, one can deliver the Word of God.

The holy noble princes and passion bearers Borys and Hlib became the first Ruthenian saints who were canonized by the Ruthenian and Constantinople churches for their deeds before the Lord. Not wanting to increase the civil strife in Rus’ and tending to imitate Christ, whose words were “But whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also”, the brothers sacrificed their lives and died without resisting by hand of their elder brother Sviatopolk, thereby bearing the basic Christian virtue – Love. "If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? (1 John 4:20)

The bookend for holy scriptures, created by talented artists and jewelers through the use of jade and jasper, made of precious gold and silver, decorated with sparkling diamonds and sapphires, painted using the technique of jewelry finift enamels with the icons of the Holy Trinity and the face of the Savior, will become a wonderful spiritual addition to interior decoration, bearing the ancient Christian truth about love for one's neighbor.