泉州出土的基督教石刻中,天使图像的刻画十分奇特,它反映了多种不同的文化来源,这在当时的宗教艺术中是前所未有的。泉州基督教团体的这种文化选择,是他们努力寻求宗教认同的见证,也投合了教徒的需要与归属感。
The angel design on the Christian tombstones from Quanzhou is very unusual, and reveals that the blend culture comes from diverse sources, which was unprecedented at the time. The cultural selection of Quanzhou Christian has not only testified its effort of seeking identity, but also has appealed to the community's own sense of belonging.