Crown

Means glory or life after death.


From the earliest times the crown has been a symbol of victory, leadership and distinction.  Eventually it became a symbol of royalty.


Crowns are often used as attributes of a variety of saints to denote that they were either a martyr or of royal blood.  


The most often depicted crown in Christian symbolism is Christ's crown of thorns.


The cross with a crown is the Christian symbol of sovereignty of the Lord.  When the crown is combined with a cross, the crown means victory and the cross means Christianity.  The cross with a crown also denotes a member of the York Rite Masons.