Saints and Their Symbols
Author: Fernando Lanzi
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 0814629709
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImages 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.