Saints and Their Symbols

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Saints and Their Symbols
Saints and Their Symbols
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Publisher : Liturgical Press
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ISBN : 9780814629703
Pages : 237 pages
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"Saints and their Symbols" is a guide for recognizing and understanding the saints, explaining 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. With 265 full-color images and biographical information about the saints, this is a work of popular religious culture and anthropology.Liturgical Press

Saints and Their Symbols

Saints and Their Symbols by Fernando Lanzi,Gioia Lanzi

"Saints and their Symbols" is a guide for recognizing and understanding the saints, explaining 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. With 265 full-color images

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