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Rose quartz gemstone beaded prayer rope chotki with knotted cross children and since the publication ofRose quartz gemstone beads 50 bead Orthodox prayer rope (chotki komboskini) for praying the Rule of the Mother of God (Theotokos) Every decade (10 beads) is separated by spacer beads. Finished with a knotted cross. The stone beads are each approximately 8mm each. Each is handmade by a nun of the Convent of St. Mary Magdalene, an Orthodox women's monastery in Mississippi.