SKU # : SS136
Historic cross of the French Huguenots.
Huguenot cross
1 3/8" x 11/16" (35 x 17mm)
This cross is the cross of the French Huguenots - Protestant Reformed Church of France - of the 16th and 17th Centuries. By the end of the 17th Century, over 200,00 Huguenots had be driven from France to other parts of the world.
The shape and meaning of the parts of the cross are:
It is a Maltese cross which is four isosceles triangles meeting at the center. Each triangle has, at the periphery, two rounded points at the corners. These points are regarded as signifying the eight Beatitudes of Matthew 5: 3-10. Suspended from the lower triangle by a ring is a pendant dove with spread wings in downward flight, signifying the Holy Spirit. In times of persecution a pearl, symbolizing a teardrop, replaced the dove.
The four arms of the Maltese cross are separated by the Lily of France (golden yellow irises, signifying the country of France) which grows in the south of France. The lily is also the symbol of purity. The arms symbolize the four Gospels.
1 3/8" x 11/16" (35 x 17mm)
This cross is the cross of the French Huguenots - Protestant Reformed Church of France - of the 16th and 17th Centuries. By the end of the 17th Century, over 200,00 Huguenots had be driven from France to other parts of the world.
The shape and meaning of the parts of the cross are:
It is a Maltese cross which is four isosceles triangles meeting at the center. Each triangle has, at the periphery, two rounded points at the corners. These points are regarded as signifying the eight Beatitudes of Matthew 5: 3-10. Suspended from the lower triangle by a ring is a pendant dove with spread wings in downward flight, signifying the Holy Spirit. In times of persecution a pearl, symbolizing a teardrop, replaced the dove.
The four arms of the Maltese cross are separated by the Lily of France (golden yellow irises, signifying the country of France) which grows in the south of France. The lily is also the symbol of purity. The arms symbolize the four Gospels.
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