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Detail Of Bronze Lions Holding The Egyptian Obelisk And The Basilica Of St. Peter In The Background In The Vatican Stock Photo


Detail of bronze lions holding the Egyptian Obelisk and the Basilica of St. Peter in the background in the Vatican Stock Photo
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Obelisk is from obeliscus - `in the shape of a spear`. For pagans, the obelisk was a solar symbol that represented a vital flow between heaven and earth, a way of communicating to the divine.As a pagan monument in the greatest Christian square, it is a symbol of humanity reaching out to Christ. Originally inscribed to `Divine Augustus` and `Divine Tiberius` and now dedicated to the Holy Cross - `Christus Vincit, Christus Regnat, Christus Imperat. Christus ab omni malo plebem suam defendat.` It is topped by a bronze cross containing a fragment of the true Cross