Christus Rex Crucifix

This handsome crucifix is surrounded by symbolic images of the four Evangelists, Christ the King reigns in glory from the Holy Cross. This collection of "Val Gardena" crucifixes is named for the region in Italy where the world's best carvers and painters of religious statuary ply their trade. This would make a beautiful gift for Confirmation or First Holy Communion, or even Holy Orders.

Details: 13" tall, resin 

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Christus Rex is Latin meaning Christ The King. One of the most striking and meaningful images in Christian art is the Christus Rex, Christ the King, "reigning from the Tree."

Canon Vernon Staley, the Anglo-Catholic scholar, wrote in his 1904 Ceremonial of the English Church:

"It is not well to regard the Eucharist as commemorative solely of the death and passion of our Lord, and to forget that it is also the memorial of His mightly resurrection and glorious ascension. In thus emphasizing His humiliation at the expense of His exhaltation some have been led to associate the crucifix with the altar rather than the cross of glory. In connection with this, it may be pointed out that our Lord in glory is a much more suitable subject over the altar, than our Lord crucified."

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