The Crosses

In the quiet corners of antique markets across Eastern Europe, small copper crosses occasionally surface - green with age, worn smooth by centuries of touch, engraved with prayers in ancient Cyrillic. These aren't reproductions. They're authentic 17th-18th century Old Believers crosses - silent witnesses to one of the most dramatic chapters in Russian spiritual history. At Tanya Telish, every cross we restore began its life as one of these hidden relics. Carried in secret. Prayed over in forests and remote villages. Preserved through fire and exile. The Schism In 1653,... Read more...
Once forged in secret by 17th–18th century Old Believers, these Orthodox crosses carry centuries of faith and exile. Reimagined in gold and diamonds, each relic becomes a bridge between the ancient and the eternal. Read more...