I found this photo I took in 2010 of a gravestone located in Fenstanton Parish Church graveyard. It is dated 1886.
I've done a little research (1,2,3) but none of them were especially helpful.
Why does the cross on this gravestone lean?
I found this photo I took in 2010 of a gravestone located in Fenstanton Parish Church graveyard. It is dated 1886.
I've done a little research (1,2,3) but none of them were especially helpful.
Why does the cross on this gravestone lean?
It is a Portate Cross, also called cross of St. Gilbert. There were some pages which stated that "portate" derives from Latin "portare" (carry), and that it symbolizes the cross Christ carried, but I found no reliable source to support it.
It means several things the most common is that Jesus has finished his journey carrying the cross and has laid it down