The Karawaka is a traditional two-armed cross (also known as the plague cross or cholera cross) that was worn in Poland in centuries past as an amulet to protect against epidemics, sudden death, and misfortune.
It gained the greatest popularity during the epidemics of cholera, typhus, and the plague in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
They were often inscribed with abbreviated prayers and seven small crosses symbolizing, among other things, the blessing of St. Zacharias.
In reality, the Cross of Caravaca is believed to be a reliquary captured by Ferdinand III the Saint during the war against the Moors in 1241. It was brought to Caravaca by the Knights Templar, who had received it as a gift from the king. Later, the reliquary was in the possession of monks from the Order of Saint James.
Dimensions: 7.8 x 11.2 cm
