Cross Tattoos Design For Women

Back Piece Cross Tattoo Design For Women
Back Piece Cross Tattoo Design For Women

Corner Tattoos. Cross Tattoos For Women. The Christian cross tatoos worn by many people feature the traditional Latin cross, the image of a cross with three equal points, and one longer one. It is traditionally empty; Christ was resurrected. Cross tatoos can have embellishments such as a crown of thorns hanging on the top point, or even nails placed on the areas where Christ would have been hung. The placing of a purple cloth, draped over the cross beams symbolizes the Royal Lineage of David. Other cross tattoos have the body of Christ still on the cross, this is the crucifix symbol.

Women Cross Rosary Tattoos Design
Women Cross Rosary Tattoos Design

While most cross tattoo designs are worn by normal every day people, there are sub-groups who have them not only for belief reasons, but as symbols of protection and identification. Hispanic gangs often have them applied with blessings from the Virgin Mary written on the cross beams, or even the names of deceased gang members. For some gangs these tattoos serve as identification for a certain gang.