Iconsgr Handmade Blessed Christian Orthodox Greek Komboskoini Prayer Rope 300 Knots Pentant Black Blessed 300 knots prayer rope with cross from Mt. Athos Black color A prayer rope (Greek: , komboskini; Russian: , chotki (most common term) or , vervitsa (literal translation); Romanian: metanii / metanier; Macedonian and Serbian: , broyanitsa; Bulgarian: , broyenitsa) is a loop made up of complex knots The prayer rope is part of the habit of Eastern Orthodox monks and nuns and is employed by monastics (and sometimes by others) to count the number of times one has prayed the Jesus Prayer or, occasionally, other prayers. Handmade in mount Athos Color of the beads may slightly vary