statues to the native gods crumbled and fell at His presence; this led to the conversion of some of the inhabitants. This story is enshrined in theAkathist Hymn to the Mother of God, which contains the following stanza addressed to Jesus: ...
Crucifix, a model of the Christian cross, upon which is a depiction of the crucified Jesus. For several centuries after Constantine, Christian devotion to the cross centred in its indication of the victory of Christ over the powers of evil and death. Ind