Anne Lamp Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 Z = Zion ( Zion ancient Hebrew for sanctuary or refuge) like Bonnie for K Google search. Z's are hard ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jannette Nieuwboer Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 Z = Zerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Ballentine Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 We skipped X... X =The letter X...The letter “X” and the letter “P” are sometimes engraved together, or overlapping, on a gravestone. These are the first two letters of Jesus Christ’s name from the Greek alphabet, Chi (X) and Rho (p). This is called the Chi-Rho Cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 A = angel (stone or otherwise!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 B = Bereaved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Ballentine Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 C = cremation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 D = Death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jannette Nieuwboer Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 6 hours ago, Bonnie Ballentine said: C = crematie 21 uur geleden zei Bonnie Ballentine: We hebben X overgeslagen... X = De letter X... De letter "X" en de letter "P" zijn soms samen, of overlappend, op een grafsteen gegraveerd. Dit zijn de eerste twee letters van de naam van Jezus Christus uit het Griekse alfabet, Chi (X) en Rho (p). Dit wordt het Chi-Rho Kruis genoemd. Bonnie dankjewel 'voor je uitleg van het Pax Christie teken. En dat je erop gewezen hebt. Ik heb er het een en ander over opgezocht. Ik kan er ietsjes aan toevoegen. HET SYMBOL gaat verder terug dan de Christenheid. Het bestond al in de tijd van Ptolemaeus' de Griek, Die leefde in de derde eeuw VOOR Christus. Het is in de derde eeuw NA Christus ingevoerd door keizer Constantijn in Europa. Het wordt nu in Europa vaak vertaald met 'De vrede van Christus'. Voor degene die erin geïnteresseerd zijn: neem even een kijkje op de volgende site. Symbolscholar.com Wat is de betekenis van het Chi Rho-symbool? Ik wist niet eens dat die site bestond. Ik heb het echter hier nog nooit op een graf zien staan, dat wil natuurlijk niet zeggen dat het er niet ergens is. Wel is er hier een organisatie die zich Pax Christie noemt, opgericht vlak na de grote oorlog, (hier van 1940-1945). Die is inmiddels uitgevloeid over Europa. Met behoorlijk wat leden. Maar het kan natuurlijk zo zijn dat het aan de andere kant van de grote plas een andere betekenis is gaan krijgen en ook vaker gebruikt wordt. Hier komen we het teken nogal eens in oudere familiewapens tegen of in plaatselijke vlaggen. Vandaar Bonnie dat ik je wis en zeker geloof als je het op grafzerken hebt zien staan. Maar zoals eerder gezegd: dit soort dingen kan plaatselijk erg verschillen. En zo heb ik vandaag Weer wat geleerd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Magerka Posted Wednesday at 07:46 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:46 PM E = exhume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrie Kinkel Posted Wednesday at 08:29 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:29 PM F = Family grave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Ballentine Posted Thursday at 12:19 AM Share Posted Thursday at 12:19 AM G = God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Magerka Posted Thursday at 04:03 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:03 PM H = Hearse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Seeber Posted Thursday at 07:20 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:20 PM I = Interment (the burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted Friday at 09:39 AM Share Posted Friday at 09:39 AM I'm at a loss (no pun intended) so I'll say: J = Joseph, my late dad's name on his headstone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted Friday at 01:08 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:08 PM K = Keeper as in a cemetery keeper (the person who looks after the graves etc..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrie Kinkel Posted Friday at 08:49 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:49 PM L = Lawnmower, some cemeteries have a grass paths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Magerka Posted Saturday at 12:08 AM Share Posted Saturday at 12:08 AM M = monument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrie Kinkel Posted Sunday at 03:00 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:00 PM N = Number, on some of the bigger cemeteries there is a discrete number at each grave which makes it easier to locate and the rows have a letter. At the entrance there will be a map where you can locate the grave you want to visit if you are not familiar with the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted Sunday at 03:35 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:35 PM O = Officiant, the one who conducts the ceremony if there is one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Ballentine Posted Sunday at 11:24 PM Share Posted Sunday at 11:24 PM P = Perpetual Care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted yesterday at 01:37 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:37 PM Q = Quotation (many appear on headstones) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Magerka Posted yesterday at 05:27 PM Share Posted yesterday at 05:27 PM R = Requiem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jannette Nieuwboer Posted yesterday at 05:51 PM Share Posted yesterday at 05:51 PM (edited) S = Sailor's Grave also Burial at Sea. Edited yesterday at 06:02 PM by Jannette Nieuwboer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago T = Traditional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Ballentine Posted 55 minutes ago Share Posted 55 minutes ago U = Upright memorial, aka upright stone. A headstone, monument or grave marker that is upright above the level surface of the surrounding ground typically set to a 90-degree angle with the earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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