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Mary Magdalene holding Red Egg ceramic cross
A beautiful ceramic cross featuring Mary Magdalene (Αγία Μαρία Μαγδαλενα) holding a red egg. The Cross can be displayed on its own stand or can be hung on the wall. Comes gift boxed. Perfect gift this Easter.
The image of Mary Magdalene holding a red egg comes from an early Christian tradition connected with the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and is especially strong in Orthodox Christianity.
According to a traditional Christian legend, after the Resurrection, Mary Magdalene travelled to Rome and met the Roman Emperor Tiberius.
She told him:
“Christ is risen.”
The emperor reportedly replied that a man rising from the dead was as impossible as the egg in her hand turning red.
At that moment, the egg miraculously turned red.
In Christian symbolism the red egg represents several things at once:
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Resurrection / New Life
Just as a chick emerges from an egg, Christ emerged from the tomb. -
The Blood of Christ
The red colour symbolises the blood of Christ shed at the Crucifixion. -
Victory over Death
The egg becomes a sign that death is not the end.
Ceramic Cross measures: 20cmL x 15cmW