Lamb Usually marks the grave of a child, especially in a Catholic cemetery. The lamb always stands for innocence. Christians go a little further and associate it with the Lamb of God, meaning Jesus. Children have had little time to accumulate a roster of sins. For this reason, Catholics hold, once they have been baptized they possess the purest souls among us.
Most lambs appear crouching.
Some monuments show lambs with other symbols such as the cross, palm branches, crowns, chalices, etc. These lambs represent Jesus and those, such as bishops and other clergy, who serve Him. Lamp Like other light sources, lamps stand for knowledge and the immortality of the Spirit. See also sun , torch . The lion recalls the power of God and guards the tomb against impious visitors and evil spirits.