The romance of symbolism and its relation to church ornament and architecture (1909)
Heath, Sidney, 1872- · London : F. Griffiths · leaf 170
he fish to the ordinance of baptism is dealt with in Chap. III., but it was also regarded as a symbol of the sufferings of our Lord, and in this con¬ nection S. Prosper of Aquitaine writes: “The Saviour, the Son of God, is a fish prepared in his passion, and by whose entrails we are constantly… … eaHiest dated inscription in the Catacombs that bears sia embtem. associated with other Christian emblems, as the Anchor or the Dove. A remarkable instance of the use of this emblem occurs on the seal of Aberdeen Cathedral, whereon is represented the Nativity, with the Blessed Virgin and S. Joseph,…
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