Salvadoran Christian Prayer Beads: "El Rosario"

This Salvadoran rosary is strung from the seeds of the Mucuna plant. Mucuna is a tropical vine that grows throughout tropical regions of the world, including El Salvador.

The term rosary usually refers to the beads used to count the prayers of a traditional Catholic devotion composed of both vocal and mental prayer and the devotion itself. The prayers consist of repeated sequences of the Lord's Prayer followed by ten Hail Mary prayers and a single "Glory Be to the Father" prayer. An entire sequences is known as a decade. Each decade is accompanied by meditation on one of the 15 Mysteries of the Rosary, which recall the life of Jesus Christ.

The Christian faith is based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus or Christ. Jesus, (7–2 BC/BCE – 30–36 AD/CE), is the central figure of Christianity. Most Christian denominations venerate him as God the Son.

The principal sources of information regarding Jesus are the four canonical gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The gospels declare that Jesus was a Jew born in Bethlehem, in the Roman province of Judea. At the age of 30, he began to preach throughout Palestine, which was then under Roman rule. The gospels describe miracles that Jesus performed such as raising the dead.

Most critical historians agree that Jesus was a Jew who was regarded as a teacher and healer. He was crucified in Jerusalem, on the orders of the Roman Prefect of Judaea, on the charge of sedition against the Roman Empire. Christians believe that Jesus then rose from the dead and ascended into heaven, from which he will return.

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