Saint symbolism: Saints (I–P)
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title:
Saint symbolism: Saints (I–P)
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Saint symbolism has been used from the very beginnings of the religion. Each saint is said to have led an exemplary life and symbols have been used to tell these stories throughout the history of the Church. A number of Christian saints are traditionally represented by a symbol or iconic motif associated with their life, termed an attribute or emblem, in order to identify them. The study of these forms part of iconography in art history. They were particularly used so that the illiterate could r
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Attribute identifying a saint in artworks
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_symbolism:_Saints_(I%E2%80%93P)
date created:
2022-06-25T04:58:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T02:35:30Z
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