“Mourn not my death, but celebrate my life.”
A cloth draped over a column (or an urn) represents the pall – the covering for a coffin in a funeral procession. This is where the expressions "pallbearers" and "cast a pall over…" come from. Represents loss of a family member; the draped column symbolizes mourning of that family member. The draped or broken column also represents the "break" made by the deceased between the living and the dead, i.e., the transition between this world and your heavenly home.
When you see dove depicted on headstones in historic cemeteries, they represent innocence, peace, and/ or the Holy Spirit.
A book found on a cemetery tombstone can represent many different things, including the book of life, often represented as the Bible. A book on a gravestone may also depict learning, a scholar, a prayer, memory, or someone who worked as a writer, bookseller, or publisher. Books and scrolls can also represent the Evangelists.
Angels are believed to be the guardians of mankind and can intercede for assistance from Heaven.
Hands holding an open book (usually a representation of the Bible) symbolize the embodiment of faith. The rose can symbolise the one we have loved and lost and a deep longing. It is the quintessential emblem of earthly love. The Virgin Mary has been nicknamed “Rose”, bringing together both earthly and heavenly grace as well as piercing sorrow.
Angel with Anchor. An anchor is an early Christian symbol of hope and at rest.
A lamb on a headstone often indicates the grave of an infant due to their innocence. as a symbol, lambs represent innocence and sacrifice. The lamb may also be a reference to a passage in the Bible (John 1:29) where John the Baptist calls Jesus, “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”
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