Ancient cross destroyed by vandals restored in Kiev's Armenian Cathedral

PanARMENIAN.Net - An ancient wooden 17th century cross, destroyed by vandals, was restored in Kiev's Armenian Cathedral.



Restoration was conducted under the guidance of Lvov restorer Yuri Ostrovskiy.



An interesting detail was discovered in the course of restoration: feet of crucified Christ were left without special protective layer the whole cross was initially covered with. Despite the absence of lacquer coating, 200-year-old uncoated wood was not damaged. This was the part of crucifix most often touched by the believers, which, in masters opinion, created a peculiar biological aura, appearing to have better effect than chemicals would, Analitika.at.ua reported.