INCLUDES Pendant and necklace chain in a black velvet jewelry bag. You can also choose just the pendant alone, to use on your own cord or chain. MEASUREMENTS The pendant is about 1.18" tall x .787" across x .098" thick (30mm x 20mm x 2.5mm) The necklace chain is offered in your choice of length from 16" to 36" (40cm to 91cm) MATERIALS The pendant, chain and all its components are made of pure 304 Stainless steel. Stainless steel is hypo-allergenic and non-tarnishing. You can sleep, swim or shower with it! ABOUT The anchored cross, or mariner's cross, is a stylized cross in the shape of an anchor and is one of the earliest symbols in Christianity. The anchor symbolizes hope, steadfastness, calm and composure. It also can symbolize security in one or more uncertain experiences of life, such as sea voyages, one's fate after death, and the vagaries of fortune. The use of the anchor as a symbol has been attributed to Seleucus I. The symbol was then adopted by the Jews living in the Seleucid Empire on their coinage. Therefore, the anchor as a symbol would have been widespread and familiar to early Christians. Inscriptions found in the catacomb of St. Domitilla dating back to the 1st century CE use the anchor as a symbol. The anchor is thus one of the oldest symbols used in Christianity, and in this instance it is combined with the cross, representing Jesus. Clement of Alexandria is said to have approved the use of the anchor as a symbol because of its use in scripture. Hebrews 6.19 ties the anchor to the concept of "hope," and thus Christians' hope of salvation through Christ. Missionaries of the United Methodist Church wear the anchor cross as a reminder that their work should always be "anchored in faith, hope and love". The anchored cross is also referred to as the mariner's cross or St. Clement's Cross, in reference to the way he was supposedly martyred – tied to an anchor and thrown from a boat into the Black Sea. Despite this tradition of his untimely end at sea, Clement is considered a patron saint of sailors, and many wear his cross for protection. The anchored cross is a feature in coats of arms, and flags, in which context it is referred to by the heraldic terms "anchry" or "ancre." Examples of this are found in the hooked anchor that represents Vinnytsia, Ukraine; a three-leaf cross with and anchor on the coat of arms of Pyhäranta, Finland; a patriarchal cross with an anchor in the coat of arms of Barkakra Municipality, Sweden, and Wollmatingen, Germany; the coat of arms of León, Spain and Tallinn, Estonia; and the personal shield of Claude Feidt, the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aix.