Blue Passion Flower
by Priscilla Burgers
Title
Blue Passion Flower
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
BLUE PASSION FLOWER by PRISCILLA BURGERS
The "Passion" in "passion flower" refers to the passion of Jesus in Christian theology. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish Christian missionaries adopted the unique physical structures of this plant, particularly the numbers of its various flower parts, as symbols of the last days of Jesus and especially his crucifixion:
*The pointed tips of the leaves were taken to represent the Holy Lance.
*The tendrils represent the whips used in the flagellation of Christ.
*The ten petals and sepals represent the ten faithful apostles (excluding St. Peter the denier and Judas Iscariot the betrayer).
*The flower's radial filaments, which can number more than a hundred and vary from flower to flower, represent the crown of thorns.
*The chalice-shaped ovary with its receptacle represents a hammer or the Holy Grail.
*The 3 stigmas represent the 3 nails and the 5 anthers below them the 5 wounds (four by the nails and one by the lance).
*The blue and white colors of many species' flowers represent Heaven and Purity.
*The flower keeps open three days, symbolizing the three years' ministry.
The flower has been given names related to this symbolism throughout Europe since that time. In Spain, it is known as espina de Cristo ("thorn of Christ'"). Older Germanic names[ include Christus-Krone ("Christ's crown"), Christus-Strauss ("Christ's bouquet"), Dorn-Krone ("crown of thorns"), Jesus-Lijden ("Jesus' passion"), Marter ("passion") or Muttergottes-Stern ("Mother of God's star")
This flower was photographed in Arizona.
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THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS FOR FEATURING THIS IMAGE:
- Flora Group - 8/10/2019
- Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group - 8/24/2019 - Highlight Artist Feature of the Week
- Nature Landmarks Landscapes Wildlife Group - 9/9/2019
- Trick and Treat of Nature Group - 4/15/2020
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August 9th, 2019
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Comments (9)
Debra Lynch
Congratulations this beautiful art work is being featured on the Home Page of the Group "TATONG. Thank you for this excellent art work and for your participation in the group. It is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Debra L/F
Richard Bryce and Family
Stunning, Priscilla! Congrats on the special WFS feature! L/F/FB Flower Photography and Art for Interior Design
Donna Kennedy
Beautiful macro, Congratulations on your Highlight Artist Feature of the Week in WFS!!...L
Randy Rosenberger
Congratulations for being one of our present SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTED ARTISTS, as you are very deserving of this special honor. Check it out on top of the Homepage of our site. It surely is a true honor to FEATURE THIS BEAUTY ON OUR HOMEPAGE! Your talents and love for art are surely dominant in this beautiful piece of outstanding art work! Thanks so very much for sharing, so we may enjoy and adore the beauty within! LIKED AND FAVED Randy B. Rosenberger (admin of WFS group) http://fineartamerica.com/groups/wisconsin-flowers-and-scenery.html