Saints, Signs, and SymbolsThis handbook, enlarged for the second edition, contains all the main symbols used in the Church with notes on their origin, meaning and colouring. The book includes a section on the saints, which includes brief biographical details. |
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13th cen 1st cen 3rd cen 4th cen 59 Patée ALPHA AND OMEGA ANCHOR ancient symbol AP.M Apostle Archbishop of Canterbury assigned to St baptized Benedictine Bezant Bishop black field blade and gold Blessed Virgin blue field brown field CHI RHO CHRIST THE KING Christian Church ciborium colors death Divine Dominican Order emblem refers EVANGELIST Faith Fathers Glastonbury GLASTONBURY THORN gold Book gold chalice gold cross gold handle gold heart gold hilt Gospel Greek green heraldic Heraldry hilt and silver Holy Spirit Holy Trinity Iona Jerusalem Jesus Christ John JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA Judas Iscariot known Lamb legend lion lozenges Luke martyr martyrdom Mary the Virgin missionary moneybag monogram nimbus Order Passion PATÉE PATÉE FITCHED patron persecution red cross red field represented saint saltire shown silver blade silver cross silver field silver lily silver staff soul sword with gold symbol of St tion Triangle TRIQUETRA V.ABS violet field