Saint symbology
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A anchor: Clement, Nicholas of Bari, Rose of Lima, Philomena angel: Bonaventure of Bagnorea, Mathew, Roch - guardian angel: Frances of Rome animals - bear: Corbinian, Gall, Gerold - bees: Ambrose, Bernard of Clairvaux, Isidore of Seville, John Chrysostom - crocodile: Theodulus of Amasea - crow: Paul the Simple -- crows: Erasmus - deer with a crucifix between his horns: Eustace, Hubert -- wounded deer: Giles - dog: Roch, Quiteria -- black and white dog with torch: Dominic of Guzman -- dog or doggy: Margaret of Cortona -- furious dog: Domninus of Faenza -- white dog: Bernard of Clairvaux - dolphin: Petronilla - donkey: Gerold, Macarius of Roma - dove: Ambrose, Augustine of Hippo, Basil the Great, Gregory the Great, Scholastica, Therese of Avila, Thomas Aquinas, Zachary - dragon: Philip, George, Justina, Michael, Silvestro, Tudwal -- dragon in chains: Margaret the Virgin of Antiochia - ducks: Niceforo of Pedena - eagle: John the Evangelist - falcon: Bavo - fish: Raphael, Clement, Francis of Assisi - fishes: Andrew, Zeno - fox: Boniface - goose: Martin of Tours, Werburga - grasshoppers: Joel - hare: Marculf - horse: George, Martin of Tours, Paul the Apostle - lamb: Agnes, John the Baptist, Joanna - lion: Jerome, Mary of Egypt, Vitus, Daniel -- lions: Januarius, Paul the Simple, Ignatius of Antioch -- winged lion: Mark the Evangelist - mouse: Gertrude of Nivelles - mice: Martin of Porres - ostrich: Barbara - ox: Sylvester, Thomas Aquinas, Guido of Anderlecht -- winged ox: Luke the Evangelist - peacock: Liborius of Le Mans - pig: Anthony the Great, Blaise - raven: Paul the Simple, Boniface -- with some bread on his beak: Benedict of Norcia - rooster: Peter -- white rooster: Vitus - snakes: Veridiana - turtle: Kateri Tekakwitha apron with roses: Elizabeth of Hungary armour: Acacius, Alexander, Gabriel, George, Martin of Tours, Maurice, Michael, Theodorus arrow: Knut of Denmark, Ursula, Therese of Avila - arrows: Christina, Sebastian - quiver of arrows: Edmund the Martyr axe: Boniface, Justin Martyr, Thomas the Apostle, Thomas More, Wolfgang - axe knocked into the head: Peter Martyr B ball - three golden balls: Nicholas of Bari baptismal bowl and Indians: Francis Xavier baptismal font: Patrick, Sylvester basket with bread: Elizabeth of Hungary bear: Corbinian, Gall, Gerold beehive: Ambrose, Bernard of Clairvaux bees: Ambrose, Bernard of Clairvaux, Isidire of Seville belt: Thomas Bible: Romuald boat: Nicholas of Bari, Peter boiler: Erasmus, Vitus book: Anne, Anthony of Padua, Augustine of Hippo, Basil the Great, Bernard of Clairvaux, Bonaventure of Bagnorea, Boniface, Bridget of Sweden, Camillus de Lellis, Catherine of Siena, Jerome, James the Major, Benedict of Nursia, John the Evangelist, Gregory the Great, Ignatius of Loyola, Isidore of Seville, Yves, Laurence of Rome, Luke the Evangelist, Mark the Evangelist, Mathew, Nicholas of Bari, Oda of Scotland, Paul, Peter, Therese of Avila, Stephen, Urban of Langres, Ursicinus, Vincent Ferrer - and pen: Albert the Great - of Rules: Monica, Nicholas of Tolentino, Scholastica, Clare of Assisi boy: Raphael - three boys in a tub: Nicholas of Bari branch: Christopher - an acacia branch: Acacius - an olive branch: Zachary - a palm branch: Saints Martyrs - three olive branches: Bruno bread: Anthony of Padua, Elizabeth of Hungary, Frances of Rome, Genevieve, Roch - basket with bread: Elizabeth of Hungary - loaves: Honoratus of Amiens, Nicholas of Bari breast - two breast on a plate: Agatha of Sicily C candles: Blaise - lit candle: Bridget of Sweden, Genevieve, Agatha - a lit candle or a torch: Agatha of Sicily chalice: Barbara, Benedict of Norcia, Domninus, John the Evangelist, Paschal Baylon charity: Elizabeth of Hungary, Lawrence child - with shell: Augustine - epileptic child: Valentine Child Jesus - in his/her arms: Cajetan of Thiene, Rose of Lima - sitting on a book: Anthony of Padua - over shoulder: Christopher church - small-scale model of a church: Begga, Eligius, Richardis, Wolfgang ciborium: Barbara, Bonaventure of Bagnorea clothes - apron with roses: Elizabeth of Hungary - cardinal clothing: Jerome - hunting clothes: Eustace - imperial dress: Elena - of a knight with a crucifix: Eustace - of a pilgrim: James son of Zebedee, Roch - of a scholar: Yves - made by woven palm leaves: Paul the Simple - princely dress: Elizabeth of Hungary - regal dress: Orsaia column: Alexander, Philip the Apostle, Sebastian comb (iron comb): Blaise communion: Bonaventure of Bagnorea, Charles Borromeo cookwares: Martha cope - bishop's cope over a Franciscan cowl: Louis of Toulouse cowl - cowl of the Clare Order: Clare of Assisi - bishop's cope over a Franciscan cowl: Louis of Toulouse crocodile: Theodulus of Amasea cross: Camillus de Lellis, Catherine of Siena, Helena, Philip, Ignatius of Loyola, Jerome, John Berchmans, Lawrence of Rome, Patrick, Vitus - abbey cross: Maurus - crab with a cross: Francis Xavier - mariner's cross: Clement - cross of Lorraine: Joan of Arc - Petrine cross (inverted Latin cross): Peter the Apostle - processioonal cross: John the Baptist - X cross (transverse cross): Andrew crown: Barbara, Bavo, Bridget of Sweden, Catherine of Alexandria, Catherine of Ricci, Elizabeth of Hungary, Elizabeth of Portugal, Gertrude of Nivelles, Ursula, Sebastian - crown of thorns: Acathius of Melitene, John of God, Louis IX of France, Rose of Lima - crown under her feet: Oda of Scotland - sceptre and crown: Louis of Toulouse, Louis IX of France crozier: see pastoral staff crucifix: Bonaventure of Bagnorea, Bruno, Catherine of Ricci, Catherine of Siena, Clare of Assisi, Eustace, Francis Xavier, Jerome, Margaret of Antiochia, Margaret of Cortona, Mary of Egypt, Mary Magdalene, Monica, Nicholas of Tolentino, Rita of Cascia, Rosalia, Theodorus - deer with a crucifix between his horns: Eustace - crucifix bar with green leaves: Bruno - roses entwining a crucifix: Thèrése de Lisieux cruets: Januarius crutch: Maurus D dagger: Knut of Denmark - dagger on heart: Justina - dagger on his chest: Peter Martyr dalmatic: Lawrence, Stephen deer with a crucifix between his horns: Eustace - wounded deer: Giles demon: Patrick, Romuald, Vollango - demon in chains: Bernard of Clairvaux dog: Roch - black and white dog with torch: Dominic of Guzman - dog or doggy: Margaret of Cortona - furious dog: Domninus di Faenza - white dog: Bernard of Clairvaux dolphin: Petronilla donkey: Gerold, Macarius of Rome dove: Basil the Great, Gregory the Great, Scholastica, Therese of Avila, Thomas Aquinas dragon: Philip, George, Justina, Margaret of Antiochia, Martha, Michael, Sylvester ducks: Niceforo of Pedena E eagle: John the Evangelist eyes on a plate that she is holding: Lucy F falcon: Bavo fetter: Leonard of Noblac fish: Andrew, Clement, Francis of Assisi, Raphael, Zeno fish net: Andrew French lily: Louis of Toulouse, Louis IX of France fire: Agnes - fire globe: Martin of Tours - stake: Apollonia flame: Simon Stock - in a hand: Vincent Ferrer flour mill: Christina, Florian flowers: Dorothy of Caesarea, Elizabeth of Hungary, Therese of the Andes - flowering tree: Zenobius of Florence fox: Boniface frock or cassock or habit - bishop's cope over a Franciscan cowl: Louis of Toulouse - bishop's cassock: Augustine, Giles, Erasmus, Januarius, Nicholas of Bari, Thomas Becket, Valentine, Wolfgang, Zeno - black cassock of a abbot: Benedict of Norcia - black dress with white veil: Frances of Rome - black frock of Augustinian nuns: Monica - black frock of Augustinian order: Nicholas of Tolentino - black frock of Benedectines nuns: Scholastica - black priest's cassock: Ignatius of Loyola, Cajetan of Thiene, Yves - cowl of Clare order: Clare of Assisi - of cardinal: Charles Borromeo, Jerome - of Carmelite nun: Therese of Avila - of Carmelite order: Simon Stock - of cleric (black priest's cassock): Cajetan of Thiene, Yves - of deacon (dalmatica): Lawrence, Stephen - of Franciscan nun: Elizabeth of Hungary, Margaret of Cortona - of monk: Maurus - papal: Gregory the Great, Leo the Great - priestly cassock: Valentine, Francis Xavier - scapular: Simon Stock - white scapular: Benedict of Nursia - white frock of Benedectines order: Romuald - Benedectine habit (a black tunic, a black scapular and a black hood): Giles - Cistercian habit (white tunic covered by a hoodless black Scapular): Bernard of Clairvaux - Dominican habit (white tunic, cinture, Rosary, white scapular and white capuce but most often represented in art with the black cappa or cape over the white habit): Dominic of Guzman, Thomas Aquinas, Vincent Ferrer furnace in the shape of a bull: Eustace G globe under his feet: Bruno goblet with little snakes: Benedict of Nursia goose: Martin of Tours, Werburga grasshopper: Joel gridiron (or grill): Lawrence H halberd: James the Just, Mathew hare: Marculf hat: James son of Zebedee - cardinal's hat: Bonaventure of Bagnorea, Jerome, Vincent Ferrer - and "pellegrina" (pelerin): Francis Xavier haversack: James son of Zebedee head - bloodied head: Peter of Verona - in hands: Denis (or Dionysius) - head on a platter: John the Baptist heart: John of God, Therese of Avila - winged heart: Cajetan of Thiene - with a crucifix: Bridget of Sweden - inflamed heart: Anthony of Padua, Francis Xavier - inflamed heart or pierced by arrows: Augustine - pierced by thorns: Ignatius of Loyola horn - french-horn: Cornelius - horn of the unicorn: Agatha of Sicily - deer with a crucifix between his horns: Eustace horse: George, Martin of Tours, Paul the Apostle host: Bernard of Clairvaux, Honoratus of Amiens I IHS, monogram of Christ: Bernardine of Siena, Bridget of Sweden, Ignatius of Loyola, Therese of Avila J jug: Elizabeth of Hungary K keys: Genevieve, James son of Zebedee, Petronilla, Peter, Zita - bunch of keys: Martha knife: Bartholomew the Apostle, Christina L ladder: Alexis, Romuald lamb: Agnes, Joanna, John the Baptist lamp: Clare of Assisi, Lucy leaves - crucifix bar with green leaves: Bruno letter: Alexis lily: Aloysius Gonzaga, Anthony of Padua, Catherine of Siena, Clare of Assisi, Dominic of Guzman, Francis Xavier, Gabriel, Cajetan of Thiene, Gertrude of Nivelles, Joseph spouse of Mary, Nicholas of Tolentino, Philip Neri, Rose of Lima - French lily: Louis of Toulouse, Louis of France lion: Daniel, Jerome, Mary of Egypt, Vitus - a bishop surrounded by lions: Ignatius of Antioch - winged lion: Mark the Evangelist - lions: Januarius, Paul the Simple loaves: Nicholas of Bari - three loaves: Mary of Egypt long-hair: Agnes, Mary of Egypt, Mary Magdalene M mice: Martin of Porres millstone: Christina, Florian, Victor of Marseille mitre: Bonaventure of Bagnorea, Bruno, Nicholas of Bari, Thomas Becket, Wolfgang, Zeno - mitre near his feet: Bernard of Clairvaux - three mitres: Bernardine of Siena monogram of Christ IHS: Bernardine of Siena, Bridget of Sweden, Ignatius of Loyola, Therese of Avila, Stephen monstrance (ostensory): Clare of Assisi, Hyacinth, Thomas Aquinas motto - "Cras" and/or "Hodie": Expeditus - "Deus Caritas Est": Vincent de Paul - "Humilitas": Charles Borromeo - "Omnia ad maiorem dei gloriam": Ignatius of Loyola N nails: Erasma, Louis IX of France - of the Cross: Helena - nailed hands: Pantaleon noose round his neck: Charles Borromeo O oak: Boniface olive - olive branch: Zachary - three olive branches: Bruno ostensory: Bonaventure of Bagnorea, Clare of Assisi ostrich: Barbara ox: Ambrose, Luke the Evangelist, Sylvester, Thomas Aquinas, Guido d'Anderlecht - winged ox: Luke P pastoral staff (or crozier): Francis de Sales, Livinus (or Lebuinus), Nicholas of Bari, Romuald, Thomas Becket, Ursus of Aosta, Valentine, Valfango, Werburga, William of Montevergine, Wolfgang, Zeno - abbatial pastoral: Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Clairvaux - abbess pastoral: Clare - pastoral and whip: Ambrose peacock: Liborius of Le Mans - peacock's feathers: Barbara "pellegrina" or pelerine: James son of Zebedee pen: Ambrose, Augustine of Hippo, Bernard of Clairvaux, Isidore of Seville, John Chrysostom, Leander of Seville, Thomas Aquinas - pen and ink: Bridget of Sweden pig: Anthony the Great, Blaise pincers: Agatha of Sicily, Apollonia, Livinus (or Lebuinus) plow: Guido of Anderlecht pyx: Hyacinth Q R raven: Boniface, Paul the Simple - ravens: Erasmus - with some bread on his beak: Benedict of Nursia rooster: Peter - white rooster: Vitus rosary: Camillus de Lellis, Dominic, Cajetan of Thiene roses: Rita of Cascia, Rose of Lima, Rosalia, Thèrése de Lisieux S saw: James the Just, Simon scales: Maurus, Michael scapular: Simon Stock - white scapular: Benedict of Nursia sceptre and crown: Louis of Toulouse, Louis of France scourge: Boniface scroll: Gabriel, Yves, Paul the Apostle shell: Augustine of Hippo, James son of Zebedee ship: Jude the Apostle, Nicholas of Bari skull: Bruno, Francis of Assisi, Cajetan of Thiene, Camillus de Lellis, Jerome, Margaret of Cortona, Mary of Egypt, Mary Magdalene, Paul the Simple, Rosalia small-scale model of a church: Wolfgang snakes: Veridiana soldier with spear and flag: Florian sore on a thigh: Roch sores: Job spade: Maurus spear: George square: James the Just, Joseph, Jude the Apostle, Thomas the Apostle stake: Apollonia standard - white standard with red cross: Orsaia - standard with white lily: Alexander statue - of Mary on his hands: Hyacinth star - on the forehead: Dominic of Guzman - on his chest: Nicholas of Tolentino stick: Alexis, Christopher, James son of Zebedee, Roch - in the shape of a "T" with a bell: Anthony the Great - flowering stick: Joseph - or a bunch of rods: Benedict of Nursia stigmata: Catherine of Siena, Francis of Assisi stones: Stephen - building stone: Thomas sudarium of Christ: Veronica sun - sun inscribed with IHS: Bernardine of Siena - on his chest: Thomas Aquinas sword: Acacius, Bavo, Boniface, Catherine, Cornelius, James son of Zebedee, Jude the Apostle, Justin Martyr, Maurice, Paul the Apostle, Michael, Thomas Becket - and cloak: Martin of Tours - or spear: Michael T taper: Blaise teeth pulled out: Apollonia tools - carpenter tools: Joseph - farm tools: Paschal Bayron - smith tools: Eligius - goldsmith tools: Eligius - medical tools: Cosmas and Damian - musical instruments: Cecilia - sculptor tools: Four Crowned Martyrs torch or a lit candle: Agatha of Sicily tower: Barbara three - three boys in a tub: Nicholas of Bari - three golden balls: Nicholas of Bari - three hosts: Honoratus of Hamiens - three loaves: Mary of Egypt - three mitres: Bernardine of Siena - three olive branches: Bruno triple crown: Leo the Great tunic or cassock: turtle: Kateri Tekakwitha U unicorn: Justina V vase: Mary Magdalene W water - can: Florian - holy water sprinkler: Martha - spring water spurting from the ground, touched by his stick: Yrieix wheel: Catherine winch: Erasmus windmill: Victor of Marseilles wound - in her forehead: Rita of Cascia - in his head: Peter Martyr X Y youth: John Berchmans, Pancras, Tarcisius Z |