It symbolizes a shepherd. The crozier represents a shepherd's staff and is used by all bishops who are considered shepherds of their religious flocks.
Crosier is the name of the bishop or pope's staff.
The crozier represents a shepherd's staff and is used by all bishops who are considered shepherds of their religious flocks.
Symbols that represent St. Leo the Great include a papal tiara and a crosier, to symbolize his role as a pope; a book or scroll, representing his important theological writings and teachings; and a lion, as he is often depicted with a lion in Christian art to symbolize his strength and courage in defending the faith.
Anchors do not symbolize the pope's family in Bernini's Baldacchino.
A Crosier is what the Bishop holds.
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It is a tradition for a Pope to carry a cross around his neck. The cross that he wears is a symbol of his Christianity.Catholic AnswerSince the Middle Ages, the pectoral cross (a cross worn low on the chest, and rather large) has been the sign of a Bishop in the Catholic faith. By custom only Bishops and Abbots may wear a pectoral cross with their vestments and clerical clothes. Archbishops, Cardinals, and the Pope are all Bishops, and thus, by virtue of their office, must wear a pectoral cross.
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The Pope holds a Holy Crucifix or 'sceptre'. It is officially called a 'Pastoral Staff' pr Crosier with the Crucifix mounted atop of it. Though it is not required, he believes it has spiritual influence and symbolizes might or power.
I am not sure which 'staff' you refer to. If you mean those who work closely with the pope to assist him as heads of various offices in the Vatican, they are called the 'curia.' If you mean the bishop's staff he sometimes carries as the bishop of Rome, it is called a 'crosier.'
O. R. L. Crosier died in 1912.
O. R. L. Crosier was born in 1820.