Comments on: Commemorating the Oxfordshire martyrs of the Reformation http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2008/06/24/commemorating-the-oxfordshire-martyrs-of-the-reformation/ "When things speed up hierarchy disappears and global theater sets in." --Marshall McLuhan Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:46:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mikehttp://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2008/06/24/commemorating-the-oxfordshire-martyrs-of-the-reformation/comment-page-1/#comment-236469 Mike Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:38:48 +0000 http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/?p=1142#comment-236469 Kaihsu points out (via e-mail) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_branch_(symbol)#Christianity" rel="nofollow">palms</a> stand for martyrdom: "In Christian art, martyrs were usually shown holding a palm frond, representing the victory of spirit over flesh, and it was widely believed that a picture of a palm on a tomb meant that a martyr was buried there." There is also a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_of_Immortality#Crown_of_Martyrdom" rel="nofollow">crown of martyrdom</a>. Kaihsu points out (via e-mail) that palms stand for martyrdom: “In Christian art, martyrs were usually shown holding a palm frond, representing the victory of spirit over flesh, and it was widely believed that a picture of a palm on a tomb meant that a martyr was buried there.”

There is also a crown of martyrdom.

]]> By: Mikehttp://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2008/06/24/commemorating-the-oxfordshire-martyrs-of-the-reformation/comment-page-1/#comment-232232 Mike Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:49:35 +0000 http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/?p=1142#comment-232232 Is there some specific symbolism to the crown and fronds? Is there some specific symbolism to the crown and fronds?

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