Rose Shaped Centerpiece - Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Center

Beautiful rosary centerpiece that is shaped like a rose with Our Lady of Fatima on the back. Our Lady of Fátima is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary based on apparitions reported to be experienced by three shepherd children at Fátima. The three children were Lúcia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto. The vision is also referred to as Our Lady of the Rosary because the children said the vision called herself the "Lady of the Rosary" and she appeared holding a rosary.The Queen of Heaven and Earth and patroness of purity of mind, heart, body, and soul. Quantity: Sold in increments of one Size: 5/8" long x 1/2" wide (15.87mm x 12.7mm)Symbolism: In Catholic symbolism, the red rose is a symbol of Martyrdom, while the white rose is a symbol of purity since the earliest years of the Church. St. Ambrose relates how the rose came to have thorns. Before it became one of the flowers of the earth, the rose grew in Paradise without thorns. Only after the fall of man di