Emilia Hahner - Nortmanns Cemetery - New Haven, MO USA
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 36.684 W 091° 14.785
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Dove of Peace with olive branch as it appears on the marble tombstone in Nortmanns Cemetery
Waymark Code: WM13GYC
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2020
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County of dove and cemetery: Franklin County
Location of image and cemetery: Olive St., between Etlah Rd & Assumption Cemetery Rd., New Haven
Text on Stone:
In Memory of
EMILIA HAHNER
BORN
Oct. 20, 1886,
DIED
Aug. 15, 1888.
[Scripted text I cannot read]
This marble stone in the Nortmanns Cemetery with it's dove of peace at the top, is a marble stone on a marble base over 130 years old.
The young lady is just under 2 years of age.
"The dove is the most frequently seen animal symbol in the cemetery. It is portrayed in a number of poses, but most frequently it is seen holding an olive branch, a reference to the dove sent out by Noah to search for land, and explained in Genesis 8: 10-11
"The dove became the symbol of purity and peace because God had made peace with man. It also became a powerful symbol of the Holy Ghost, as illustrated in John I: 31-33" ~ Stories in Stone a Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism, by Douglas Keister, 2004, page79