East Texas Family Records, Volume 19, Number 2, Summer 1995 Page: 2
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EAST TEXAS FAMILY RECORDS yV. 19, NO. 2, SUMMER 1995
Tombstones: Religious Symbols and Care of Granite (continued)
Candle
A symbol of divinty and
goodness; the Illumination of
faith. Triangle Entwined The Eye of God
w ith Circle The all-seeing eye of Ood Inside
p) @xti L/^? ~ jSymbollcof the eternity of the an equilateral triangle which Is
h S Il_ Trinity. symbolic of the Trinity.
Butterfly
Represents the Resurrectlon of
Christ- new life, more complete ;^ OW
and beautiful in heaven:
regeneration.
Triquetra Triangle
Three equarcs m one three equal sides form a
unbroken line express eternity complete figure; each side
^ and the Indivisibility of the symbolic of a Person of the
0 0 17 I Trinity. Oodhead: rather. Son and Holy
Spirit.
Interlocking Rings
Symbolic of marriage.
^ w^1 ) ] IIThree Interwoven Trefoil
Circles With three equal curves, it Is
Three Nails Symbolic of the equality, unity symbolic of the three equal
Represent the Crucifxion of and ceternal nature of the Persons of the Trinity.
Chrlst three Persons of the Trinity.
Contemporary Variations of the Latin Cross
Flame .Open Bible with Alpha Chalice Dove
Symbolic of the Holy Spirit and Omega A symbol of the ucharlst and Symboizes peace, forgiveness
the Last Supper. anpuy.
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k zS' f<-JL^ "fsh Chl Rho with
n r lChristian symbol used Interlocking Rings f
ShZp to identl Chrlstr followers.
An esriy sym bol p of the churet Symboltzes faith In the Lord. Sacred symbol of marriage.
An early mtbol of th c hurch: Oten used as a symbol of leur-de-lis
carries the Christian across the baptism. Symbol of the Trinity as well as
wild sea of life to the port of the Virgin Mary.
eternal Joy. heaven.
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