The calendar of the Anglican Church illustrated : with brief accounts of the saints who have churches dedicated in their names, or whose images are most frequently met with in England : the early christian and medieval symbols : and an index of emblems (1851)
Church of England · Oxford ; London : J.H. Parker · leaf 345
o- -o EAELY CHRISTIAN SYMBOLS. 327 cock, emblematical of Christian vigilance. Two cocks fighting ; striving for Christ, and the palm of glory. The peacock, with its train displayed, sup- … phoenix, rising from its ashes, em- blematical of the immortality of the soul, and the resurrection. The lion, fortitude, strength, and vi- gilance, in allusion to Christ, called in Scripture the lion of the tribe of Judah.’' It is also an historical sign, as in representations of S. Ignatius,…
Saints · Christian art and symbolism · Emblems · Church calendar
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