Saints and Their Symbols

by Fernando Lanzi
Saints and Their Symbols
Author: Fernando Lanzi
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2004
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0814629709
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Images that tell the story of salvation illustrate saints in various scenes. They are often depicted by an emblem or icon. It used to be that we knew enough about the saints to recognize them in images or artworks without much trouble, but it is becoming a struggle. understanding the saints. This text explains such things as why so many of the saints appear in images with Jesus and the Virgin Mary, yet remain unnamed, which symbols are associated with each saint, and what their roles were in Christian salvation. work of popular religious culture and anthropology.

Saints and Their Symbols

by Rosa Giorgi
Saints and Their Symbols
Author: Rosa Giorgi
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781419702242
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"Saints and Their Symbols features more than 120 of the saints most frequently portrayed in art and explains how to recognize these saints with the help of their symbols. This magnificently illustrated guide includes more than 200 classic images, in addition to text that details each saint's feast day and biography, as well as the people, activities, and locations under the saint's patronage."--P. [4] of cover.

Saints in Art

by Rosa Giorgi
Saints in Art
Author: Rosa Giorgi
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780892367177
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"From Agatha to Zeno, this book presents the images and attributes of more than one hundred saints, those most frequently encountered in sacred art, history and legend, tradition and devotional literature. Lavishly illustrated, this book introduces the saints with their identifying attributes, notes on their lives and martyrdoms, and visual references that make it easy to identify their characters and legends and the forms of worship for each."--BOOK JACKET.

Saints, Signs, and Symbols

by W. Ellwood Post
Saints, Signs, and Symbols
Author: W. Ellwood Post
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2018-02-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1787209725
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Saints, Signs, and Symbols, which was first published in 1962, contains in compact form all the main symbols used in the Church, complete with notes on their origin, meaning, and colouring. Of particular interest is the section on the Saints, which includes brief biographical details of each. “This is an indispensable handbook for teaching at all age levels.”—Kirkus Review

Saints, Signs, and Symbols

by Hilarie Cornwell
Saints, Signs, and Symbols
Author: Hilarie Cornwell
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2009-07-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 081922765X
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This thoroughly updated and comprehensive edition enhances the classic work as a guide to symbolism in Christian liturgical art, architecture, manuscripts, stained glass, and more. This edition is more heavily pictorial in an effort to provide an even stronger resource for artists and researchers, as well as the general browsing public. It addresses the rich history of Christian symbolism, presented for the twenty-first century reader. This unique resource offers page after page of line drawings depicting sacred monograms, saints, crosses, altars, flowers, fruits and trees, plus symbols of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures, the Church Year, the Apostles, the Holy Trinity; and much more. Completely updated and with ecumenical appeal, this useful new reference book expands on its earlier and well-earned reputation for providing clear and reliable information on Christian symbolism.

Inside a Catholic Church

by Joseph M. Champlin
Inside a Catholic Church
Author: Joseph M. Champlin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781570754883
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"From the baptismal font to the tabernacle, the symbols we see in church stand for realities that point to the presence of God. Few Catholics, let alone non-Catholics, understand what a treasure their parish church is. This book provides the map."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Patron Saints of Nothing

by Randy Ribay
Patron Saints of Nothing
Author: Randy Ribay
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2020-04-21
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0525554920
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A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST "Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing." --Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT "A singular voice in the world of literature." --Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder. Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michigan in the fall. But when he discovers that his Filipino cousin Jun was murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, and no one in the family wants to talk about what happened, Jay travels to the Philippines to find out the real story. Hoping to uncover more about Jun and the events that led to his death, Jay is forced to reckon with the many sides of his cousin before he can face the whole horrible truth -- and the part he played in it. As gripping as it is lyrical, Patron Saints of Nothing is a page-turning portrayal of the struggle to reconcile faith, family, and immigrant identity.

Loyola Kids Book of Catholic Signs & Symbols

by Amy Welborn
Loyola Kids Book of Catholic Signs & Symbols
Author: Amy Welborn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780829446517
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From the sign of the fish to the Stations of the Cross, from palms to ashes, this book will enable readers to appreciate the symbols of faith all around us.