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What does this symbol mean?	Claire	Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Question: Hi again Br. Ignatius, Here is a link to a picture on a cathedral: http://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/Tour/Tour01.html It was pointed out that it has the pentagram on it, and that early christians used this symbol. (I asked about this earlier, but here is a picture now.) What does it really mean? Thanks so much, and God bless you from Claire
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Claire: There is no pentagram on that Church. It looks like a five leaf clover. As mentioned in the previous post the pentagram is drawn with one unbroken stroke or otherwise formed of five lines which intersect. A 5-point star is not a pentagram. In this picture the five-leaf clover looking symbol in the window may have a specific definition. I can't think of it at the moment. If it is a form of a star then it would be the 5-pointed Star of Bethlehem. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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What does this symbol mean?

Claire

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

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Hi again Br. Ignatius,

Here is a link to a picture on a cathedral: http://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/Tour/Tour01.html

It was pointed out that it has the pentagram on it, and that early christians used this symbol. (I asked about this earlier, but here is a picture now.) What does it really mean?

Thanks so much, and God bless you
from Claire

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Claire:

There is no pentagram on that Church. It looks like a five leaf clover. As mentioned in the previous post the pentagram is drawn with one unbroken stroke or otherwise formed of five lines which intersect. A 5-point star is not a pentagram.

In this picture the five-leaf clover looking symbol in the window may have a specific definition. I can't think of it at the moment. If it is a form of a star then it would be the 5-pointed Star of Bethlehem.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
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