.
    ~ ROCHESTER'S HISTORY ~
    AN ILLUSTRATED TIMELINE
    .
    VICTORIAN CEMETERY SYMBOLISM
    .

    .
    Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY
    .
      Dove - An important symbolic animal in Christianity representing the Holy Spirit. The white dove is referred to in the story of baptism of Christ. "And John bore record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him" (John 1:32). Purity, Devotion, Divine Spirit.

      Rose - Associated with the Virgin Mary, the "rose without thorns." A white rose symbolizes purity. Love, Beauty, Hope, Unfailing Love.               .

                                                      .

     | Home | Site Map | Search |
       
       
    Site Meter