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CATALOGUE OF THE EMBLEMS OF SAINTS.
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OF THE APOSTLES' MOST USUAL EMBLEMS.
St. Peter, a key, or two keys, gold and silver, representing the keys of heaven and hell—St. Paul, a sword—St. Andrew, a cross saltier ☓—St. John, a chalice and serpent—St. Philip, a tau-cross, or a double cross, or spear[1]—St. Bartholomew, a butcher's knife—St. Thomas, an arrow or spear—St. Matthew, a club, a carpenter's square, or a money-box, to receive custom or tribute—St. James the Great, a pilgrim's staff, wallet, &c.—St. James the Less, a fuller's bat and saw—St.Jude, a boat in his hand or a club—St. Simon, a fish or fishes in his hand, and sometimes a saw—St. Matthias, a hatchet, battle-axe, or sword.
EVANGELISTS' EMBLEMS.
St. Matthew, an angel—St. Luke, an ox—St. John, an eagle—St. Mark, a lion. At an early period these emblems were differently attributed.
FOUR DOCTORS OF THE CHURCH.
St. Jerome, a lion—St. Augustine, a heart—St. Ambrose, a bee-hive, or a scourge—St. Gregory, at Mass, Christ appearing to him over the chalice.
SUBJECTS REPRESENTED COMMONLY IN CHURCHES.
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Faith, Hope, Charity, Justice, Prudence, Temperance, and Fortitude. | ||
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Pride, Avarice, Luxury, Envy, Gluttony, Anger, and Accedia (?) | ||
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Angels and Archangels, Principalities and Powers, Virtues and Excellencies, Glories and Dominions. | ||
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Feeding the hungry, Clothing the naked, &c. | ||
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Crown of thorns, nails, hammer, sponge, spear, dice, lantern, &c. | ||
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A genealogical tree proceeding from the root of Jesse (an old Man), our Lord's ancestors being represented in the branches. | ||
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a large wheel with a crowned female figure in centre, some rising, others falling from it. | ||
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Baptism, Confirmation, Penance, Eucharist, Orders, Matrimony, Extreme Unction. | ||
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A many-headed monster, vomiting fire. | ||
⁂ In an ensuing Number it is intended to give the converse of the foregoing Catalogue, the names of Saints being arranged alphabetically, with a more detailed account of the Symbols, and references to existing representations, especially in our own country.
- ↑ Sometimes a basket.
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