The Stone of Christ
Author: Глеб Носовский
Printhouse: AST
Series: Golden Series
Age restrictions: 16+
Year of publication: 2025
ISBN: 9785171690403
Number of pages: 528
Size: 220x150x12 mm
Cover type: hard
Weight: 792 g
ID: 1702969
The Stone of Alatyr-Altai is directly related to the Christmas of Christ and the Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt, well known from old Russian legends. It emerged as an object of worship in the 12th century, during the Christmas of Christ at Cape Fiolent in Crimea. The Stone was then transported to the Volga region, where it became one of the symbols of the Orthodox holiday of Prepolovenie in Rus. Later, Alatyr found its way to Moscow, where it became famous as the holy Kremlin Stone. Then, in the early 17th century, it was transported to England (Ireland, Scotland), where it became widely known and revered as the Stone of Destiny (Stone of Scone) and was embedded in the throne of Edward the Confessor, on which English monarchs are still crowned to this day. Since the 12th century, this sacred Mongolian stone Alatyr has spawned various imitations, namely - numerous "ancient" and "pagan" altars that have spread widely around the world. Their Christian origin was later forgotten. The new chronology revives this historical memory and clarifies much in Russian and world history.