Chrismons were created by a lovely lady named Francis Kipps Spencer (1917-1990), who was a member of Ascension Lutheran Church in Danville, Virginia. She was the daughter of missionaries, and when her family returned to the United States, she attended Lenoir Rhyne College in Hickory, North Carolina, and graduated from Averett University in Danville, Virginia. Her aspiration was to make Christmas decorations on Christmas trees more appropriate for a Sanctuary setting. She asked herself how she thought the Virgin Mary might decorate such a tree, and created ornaments from familiar images from ancient church history. Each ornament has a deep spiritual significance; can you guess what each one means? 
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