El Centro / rPICT0008 photos by Don and Lois Porter 2/19/2002 |
Iron cross, in the Amber Museum.
Cruz de la pasion (Cross of the Passion)
Significance:
The cross: where Christ was crucified
The dove: the holy spirit
The sun: the day
The moon: the night
The rooster: the cock that crowed for St. Peter
The heart and lance: the sword that killed Christ
The hammer: with which Christ was nailed to the cross
The claw: with which the nails were pulled
The ladder: with which they took him down from the cross
The scales: to balance good and evil
The snake: temptation
The leaves: Palm Sunday
The rosette: the crown of thorns