Fairmont Cemetery, Denver, Colorado

The passionflower was so named by Spanish Christian missionaries because they identified parts of the flower with the passion of Jesus Christ. 

• Then ten petals represent the ten faithful disciples.  The two apostles who were not considered were St. Peter, the denier, and Judas Iscariot, the betrayer.
• The filaments that circle the center of the flower represent Christ’s crown of thorns.
• The curled filaments represent the whips used in flagellation of Christ.
• The white color was equated with Christ’s innocence.
• The styles symbolize the nails.