(slideshow) 5 Christian symbols on gravestones and their meaning - Page 2

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Anchor

Hope became associated with the anchor, specifically the hope of salvation. This symbol was etched onto catacombs, along with such words as pax tecum, pax tibi, in pace, in Christian hope that the deceased would be anchored in heaven.

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