This is very beautiful authentic olive wood Anglican rosary with 33 round loose beads of 8 mm and classic live wood cross. Olive wood holding cross for GIFT. 100% Handmade. Premium quality. Anglican rosary. Protestant rosary. Orthodox rosary. Catholic rosary. Prayer beads. Made in Bethlehem. Certificated product. This is Handmade olive wood Anglican prayer beads. Made in Jerusalem. Anglican prayer beads are rich with Christian symbolism, in this guide you will learn the meaning of the beads along with instruction on how to pry with the Anglican rosary including a few sample prayers to get you started. First let's begin with a quick explanation of what these Christian prayer beads are and what denominations use them. In the 1980's a group of Episcopal parishioners were contemplating the use of an ancient practice of praying with beads and they developed the simplified Anglican prayer beads. Smaller in size that the Dominican Catholic rosary, the Anglican rosary is not associated with Marian devotion, rather it is adaptable to the seasons of the Church calendar or for your own personal spiritual journey. Anglican Prayer Beads / Rosary are composed of a cross and 33 beads, 5 large and 28 small. These prayer beads start with a Cross as a reminder of Christ's act of salvation and include 33 beads to represent the 33 years of Jesus' life. The first bead is the largest one, called the Invitatory Bead. This one invites you into prayer, calling God into your presence. The remaining 32 beads are divided into 4 ‘weeks'. There are four Cruciform Beads to start each week, which are symbolic of the 4 Gospels and the 4 seasons of the year. Each ‘week' includes 7 Week Beads. The number 7 is symbolic of spiritual perfection, 7 days of creation, 7 liturgical seasons of the year, 7 days in the week.