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Emblem in art associated with Apostles, Fathers and Doctors of the Church, Evangelists, and notable writers in general. In the hand of Evangelists and Apostles it is an attribute and represents the Gospel. In that of Doctors of the Church it signifies learning or works. In that of any other saint it may be the Gospel.
Associated in emblem in Art With
- Blessed Ambrose Sansedoni of Siena
- Blessed Augustine Novello
- Blessed Benedict Cerretani
- Blessed Bonaventure Tornielli
- Blessed Columba of Rieti
- Blessed Francis Patrizzi
- Blessed Jacopone da Todi
- Blessed James Salomone
- Blessed Joachim Piccolomini
- Blessed John van Ruysbroeck
- Blessed Jordan of Saxony
- Blessed Notkar Balbulus
- Blessed Peter Paschal
- Pope Saint Dionysius
- Saint Abraham the Poor
- Saint Adamnan of Iona
- Saint Ado of Vienne
- Saint Aelred of Rievaulx
- Saint Agnes of Assisi
- Saint Agnes of Montepulciano
- Saint Agrippina of Rome
- Saint Albert the Great
- Saint Aldhelm of Sherborne
- Saint Amalburga of Maubeuge
- Saint Ambrose of Milan
- Saint Anatolius of Alexandria
- Saint Andeolus of Smyrna
- Saint Andrew of Crete
- Saint Angela Merici
- Saint Angelus of Jerusalem
- Saint Anne
- Saint Anthony of Padua
- Saint Anthony the Abbot
- Saint Antonius of Florence
- Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
- Saint Augustine of Hippo
- Saint Barnabas the Apostle
- Saint Basil the Great
- Saint Beatus of Lungern
- Saint Bede the Venerable
- Saint Benno of Meissen
- Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
- Saint Blythe of Martham
- Saint Boniface of Crediton
- Saint Bridget of Sweden
- Saint Bruno
- Saint Caesarius of Arles
- Saint Colman of Stockerau
- Saint Columba of Sens
- Saint Columbanus
Additional Information
MLA Citation
- “book”. Emblems of the Faith. CatholicSaints.Info. 22 November 2018. Web. 24 April 2024. <>