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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 10073863, member: 2844&quot;]Later rosaries had more variety, often with references to local places of pilgrimage. Hence the images of saints on some rosaries. Those are not traditional, but may be important to people who feel connected to specific saints.</p><p>There are other local variations on the centre piece as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>The one Simona posted is a very basic, traditional and &#039;folksy&#039; rosary. It is closer to the rosary as it was originally meant to be. I think the shape of the centre piece could indicate the Immaculate Heart of Mary.</p><p><br /></p><p>On a traditional rosary the centre piece is related to the &#039;First Mystery&#039;, the Annunciation, so it often has something related to Mary. This is where it gets Catholic, aka complicated<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />:</p><p>The Immaculate Heart of Mary refers to the sacred secrets Mary carried in her heart. The Annunciation, or &#039;First Mystery&#039; is the first secret Mary carried in her heart, so it is the start of the concept of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. That is why the centre piece is often heart shaped, or carries the Mary initial. Sometimes the heart or initial is crowned, a reference to Mary as the Queen of Heaven.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example, the centre piece of one of my antique Spanish rosaries. It is a silver filigree stylised crowned heart, inside the heart is an M, for Maria:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]505656[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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