Tree of Life

Tree of Life – The tree has played an important part in Christian symbolism and about thirty trees are mentioned in the Bible. In Christian art they are sometimes depicted in a decorative style and represent the cycle of life, death, and resurrection in the fullness of the four seasons. As one of the “fruits of the earth”, trees contained the seeds for each new and successive generation. From its roots to its leafy branches, the tree signified a link between heaven and earth.  Trees are often represented in catacomb paintings, but they are symbolic rather than recognizable images of identifiable species.