Handmade Olive Wood Cross with Heart from Bethlehem, Christian Pocket Prayer Cross Gift with Certificate and Velvet Bag, Holy Land Religious Keepsake 2.5 Inches

This cross and prayer is handcrafted by skilled Christian artisans in Bethlehem. Made from genuine olive wood, each piece is unique with natural grain patterns. Size: 1.1 cm. Ships worldwide with free US shipping on orders over $100.

About This Cross

Pick this up and the first thing you notice is the heart cut right through the center of it. Not decorative. It changes the feel of the whole piece in your hand, like the wood is open, not closed off. This is a cross for prayer, something small enough to slip into a pocket or a purse and forget about until you need it.

It comes from Bethlehem, carved by the same Christian artisan families who've been doing this work for generations. If you've been looking for crosses for sale that actually mean something, that carry a real place and real hands in them, this is the one I'd point you to. The certificate and velvet bag are included, so it's ready to give the moment it arrives.

Features & Details

• ✓ Hand-carved from genuine Holy Land olive wood, not imported stock
• ✓ Heart-shaped cutout, a cross and prayer piece in one
• ✓ Every piece has its own grain, warm tones, no two exactly alike
• ✓ Size: 6 x 3.5 x 1.1 cm / 2.36 x 1.38 x 0.43 inches
• ✓ Slim enough for any pocket or purse
• ✓ Comes with a certificate of authenticity confirming Holy Land origin
• ✓ Packaged in a soft velvet bag, arrives ready to give
• ✓ Meaningful for Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and all Christian traditions
• ✓ Available in a pack of 1 or 3, good for church groups or communion

Product Specifications

Perfect As a Gift

A pastor in Ohio ordered the pack of 3 and told me he gave one to each person in his small prayer team. Simple, he said. That's exactly what they needed. These work as a crosses baptism gift, a crosses confirmation gift, or something quiet to tuck into a card at Christmas. The velvet bag means you don't need extra wrapping, it's already there.

The bundle of 3 is priced to make sense for stations of the cross groups, ministry teams, or anyone who wants a few on hand. Free US shipping on orders over $100, and we ship worldwide from Bethlehem.

The Story Behind It

The olive wood from the Holy Land comes from annual pruning of living trees. Nobody's cutting anything down for this. The trees keep growing, the families keep carving, and the wood that would've been cleared anyway becomes something you carry in your pocket for years.

Most wooden crosses you find online are factory-made somewhere with no real connection to the place they claim. Ours come from Christian artisan families in Bethlehem, third generation carvers who learned this from their fathers. The workshop is a short drive from Manger Square. That's a fact I find worth mentioning every time, because it's not something most shops can say.

This is a real cross gift with a real origin. Factory-direct pricing means the family gets paid fairly and you're not covering someone else's markup in the middle.

Care Instructions

Olive wood is low maintenance. If it starts looking dry after a while, rub a small drop of olive oil into it with a cloth and it'll come right back. Don't soak it in water. That's about it.