37 Holy Trinity demonstrated their own creed, and their opposition to that of Mahomet. The use of military banners bearing religious emblems must have been of very eai’ly date, as frequent reference is made to the custom in the pages of the Old Testament. For their appearance we can only refer to… … conversion of the Emperor to the Christian religion. On the banner three circles (symbols of eternity and heaven) of uniform size and appearance, may, it is presumed, (in the absence of any other explanation) be intended as an illus¬ tration of the Holy Trinity, though this is an interpretation of…
Nimbus (Art) · Christian art and symbolism
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