Giftware & Lifestyle - San Damiano Crucifix 40.5cm Veronese Design
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Giftware & Lifestyle
San Damiano Crucifix 40.5cm Veronese Design
- Cast in the highest quality resin
- Bronzed
- Meticulously crafted by hand
- Highly detailed
- Dimensions (hxwxd) approx. 40.5cm x 29cm x 5cm
- Veronese Design Art product
San Damiano cross
The original cross, fashioned about 1100, hangs in Santa Chiara Church in Assisi. When in 1257, the Poor Clares moved to Santa Chiara, they took the San Damiano Cross with them and still guard it with great solicitude. The crucifix now hanging over the altar of the ancient church of San Damiano is a copy.
Type of Cross
The cross is called an icon cross because it contains images of persons who have a part in the meaning of the cross. The tradition of such crosses began in the Eastern Church and was carried by the Serbian Monks to the Umbrian district of Italy. The Byzantine style was common in Italy before Cimabue and Giotto. The San Damiano Cross was one of a number of crosses painted with similar figures during the 12th century in Umbria. The purpose an icon cross was to teach the meaning of the event depicted and thereby strengthen the faith of the people.
