The epitaph on the lower right hand side of the monument is “Tu Es Sacerdos In Aeternum,” which translates from Latin as “you are ever a priest.”
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A Grave Concern: You are ever a priest
Posted in Morbid Musings, tagged calvary cemetery, chalice, chicago, communion, epitaphs, illinois on September 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »
A Grave Concern: The chalice
Posted in Cemetery Sculpture, Symbolism, tagged calvary cemetery, chalice, chicago, clergy, communion, grave art, illinois, occupation, priest, sculpture, symbolism on September 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I hadn’t seen a lot of chalices as funerary art before I visited Calvary Cemetery, but I hadn’t visited many cemeteries with such a large number of clergy. The chalice is usually a religious symbol, and when paired with a small disc like these, is specifically symbolic of the sacrament of Holy Communion. Most websites that explain this symbol state that it usually appears on the graves of priests, which these pictures seem to bear out.
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