Filakto

A filakto is an Eastern Christian sacramental that is pinned to one's clothing in order to ward off Satan.[1][2] Always adorned with a Christian cross, they are usually made by monastics, who fill them with blessed palms, cotton soaked in holy anointing oil, wax from candles burned upon a church's altar, or dirt from the grave of a saint. Filakato can be edged with small beads or made of cloth.[3]

References

Franklin, Rosalind (2005). Baby Lore: Superstitions & Old Wives Tales from the World Over Related to Pregnancy, Birth & Babycare. Diggory Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-9515655-4-4.
Papastergiadis, Nikos (1998). Dialogues in the Diasporas: Essays and Conversations on Cultural Identity. Rivers Oram Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-85489-094-8.
Dorson, Richard Mercer (1981). Land of the Millrats. Harvard University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-674-50855-2.

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[Franklin2005-1] Franklin, Rosalind (2005). Baby Lore: Superstitions & Old Wives Tales from the World Over Related to Pregnancy, Birth & Babycare. Diggory Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-9515655-4-4.

[Papastergiadis1998-2] Papastergiadis, Nikos (1998). Dialogues in the Diasporas: Essays and Conversations on Cultural Identity. Rivers Oram Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-85489-094-8.

[Dorson1981-3] Dorson, Richard Mercer (1981). Land of the Millrats. Harvard University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-674-50855-2.

Filakto

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