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Carved stone relief of two peacocks drinking from a vase above an outside entrance to Christ the King Catholic Church in Dallas #191059136
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Pictured is a carved stone relief of two peacocks drinking from a vase above an entrance on the south side of Christ the King Catholic Church in Dallas, Texas. This symbol was found on many Byzantine sarcophagi and is symbolic of the waters of life, or of life and salvation through the sacraments. Legend tells that the flesh of the peacock does not decay. Hence the peacock is the symbol of immortality.