Cross With Purple Drape

In some churches the cross is draped with purple beginning on ash wednesday the first day of lent which this year fell on feb. Towards the end of lent you may notice purple cloths draped over the crucifixes statues and saint images at your parish. The most popular color.

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Cross with purple drape. Wood cross draped with purple fabric and thorns isolated against white background statue of a saint holding a cross with a serpent draped about it. The purple sash draped on the cross at easter is a sign of royalty and since purple was used in the early days as a color of higher up wealthy people the color is still used today and known for. Typically purple is used during the time of. To stretch out the easter season a little longer 2 weeks before easter you can put a purple cloth on the cross both to point toward the fact that jesus is the king of kings and son of god and also to recall jesus trial when the roman soldiers put a purple robe on him then ridiculed and tortured him.

There are 25 purple draped cross for sale on etsy and they cost 67 49 on average. The most common purple draped cross material is aluminum. In the cathedral of otranto a town in the province of lecce apulia italy cross draped in purple. A purple drape over the cross is placed during lent to symbolize mourning for the crucifixion.

In some churches these items may be removed from the sanctuary altogether. This old custom of veiling religious images is a way of focusing on the penitential aspect of this liturgical season. The purple drapings which sometimes hang for almost the entire.