Description
MADE IN ITALY – SAN DAMIANO WALL CROSS – (8cmm X 6cm) – WOOD
The San Damiano Cross is an ornate, brightly colored Byzantine-style cross. It is highly distinct because it portrays Christ not as a suffering victim, but as a living, regal figure standing serenely in full stature.The Message: The cross symbolizes both the Crucifixion and the Resurrection, emphasizing the hope of eternal life and Christ’s triumph over death.The Figures: It includes smaller images of Mary, John the Apostle, Mary Magdalene, angels, and various saints who witnessed the event.
For St. Francis of Assisi, it is the very place where God told him to “rebuild my church,” marking the beginning of the Franciscan movement. The term has profound spiritual, historical, and symbolic meaning within the Christian tradition. The Call to “Rebuild My Church”Around 1205 AD, while praying in the dilapidated San Damiano chapel, a young St. Francis heard the voice of Jesus speaking to him from the crucifix. Francis initially interpreted this as a literal command to physically repair the crumbling chapel building. He later understood the message as a spiritual calling to repair, renew, and revitalize the universal Catholic Church
