Simple Fish Pendant
Simple Fish Pendant
Betsy’s mom always wore a fish cross (see additional information for the religious symbolism of the fish. When her mom died, Betsy made a fish cross for all of her siblings. Later, she decided to add another fish to give the necklace more weight for her brothers. She also realized this single fish was beautiful on it’s own. This Sterling silver pendant comes on a 16” chain and the fish charm is about is about 1.25” long and 3/4” wide. Click HERE if you would like a longer chain or extender.
During the times of persecution by the Romans in the first centuries, the fish symbol was used among Christians in hiding to display meeting places for everyone to meet and worship. They could be spotted on trees or doorways or even tombs and at the same time, the fish symbol was also used by several pagan religions so they wouldn’t bring about suspicion from anyone about what it could be.
