Crucifixes
Many of the crucifixes we carry are made in the USA. Others are imported from small craft shops in Italy, the Slovak and Czech Republics, and Jerusalem. We also make every effort to ensure that the crucifixes we carry are not made in Communist China or other countries that use slave or forced labor. Buy with a Clean Conscience.

Wood crucifixes

Metal crucifixes

Realistic Corpus Crucifixes

Crucifix Sick Call Sets

Crucifix Necklaces

The 13th century saw the theological importance of the Incarnation and the humanity of Jesus advance greatly which radically transformed the stylized Byzantine crucifixes such as the San Damiano, into crucifixes showing Jesus’ body twisted and bleeding on the cross. These realistic objects became the centerpiece of veneration in churches and cathedrals, and then as now, were and are favored objects of contemplation for both mystics and laity alike.

The Renaissance painters and sculptors of the 15th century, transform the image of Jesus yet again. Christ’s arms are outstretched, his head bowed, his eyes closed, but his body is no longer wracked with pain. Instead, he is modeled on the Greek ideal of taut muscularity, displaying serenity rather than agony. The optimism of the Renaissance regarding human nature and the body stands in stark contrast with medieval realism.