Sacred Images: Students Explore Christian Imagry
Tabasco Elementary | Gifted Education | 5th Grade
The Lamb
The Lamb symbolizes Christianity and the spring renewal. It is often associated with prity, sacrifice, renewal, redemption, innocence, gentelness, humility, and patience.
The Cross
The cross symbolizes earthly life, and represents a man standing with his arms outstretched. It is also stands as a symbols of God's love for humanity.
The Rose
The rose is a mystic symbol of the heart, the center of the cosmis wheel and also represents sacred, romantic, and senual love. Specifically the rose is often used to symbolize the Vigin Mary and her many apparitions.
La Virgen de Guadalupe
The Virgen de Guadalupe is often symbolized by the sacred rose.
The Heart
The heart is the univeral symbol of love and is also often used to represent joy and compassion. A bleeding heart surrounded in flames is refered to in Christianity as the sacred heart and is a symbol for faith.
The Moon
The moon is a symbol for the earthly cycles of decline, death and rebirth. It is the favored symbol of woman and often represents goddess.
The Pheasant
A high ranking bird with radiance from the sun, the pheasant, symbolizes royaly such as a Queen and/or King.
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