Beautifully situated on a base of Brazilian Walnut Timber, this Unity Crucifix will be a daily reminder that Our Blessed Mother always leads us to the life giving side of Jesus her Son.
The Unity Cross was originally designed in Brazil in 1960 by Fr. Angel Vicente Cerro of the Schoenstatt Movement, a Marian Apostolic movement of the Catholic Church.
It depicts the Virgin Mary — the "woman" at the foot of the cross — as an icon of the Church and humanity, receiving the blood of the crucified Christ in a chalice.
It is the moment of the mystical, spousal union of the New Adam and the New Eve.
The asymmetrical yet balanced shape of the cross is unique to Cerro's design.
The Unity Cross was adopted by Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta as a symbol for her community and a large Unity Cross is prominent in the chapel of the motherhouse of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India.
In 1981, it was given to Pope John Paul II by the Schoenstatt family after he was shot in Saint Peter's Square where it became it was a comfort and companion for the Holy Father during that 'trying hour.'
Dimensions: 5.5cm x 8cm
