Agatha |
a
young, usually veiled girl carrying her breasts or loaves of bread on a dish.
Other symbols: shears, tongs.
(LS)
(Can.
Nob. Quo.) |
Agnes |
a young,
long-haired girl shown with a lamb, and/or with a dove with a ring in its
beak, and/or with a sword at her throat.
(LS)
(Can. Nob. Quo.) |
Albert the Great (Albert Magnus) |
a Dominican
bishop, often shown holding a globe, lecturing from a pulpit, studying, or
arguing with Saint Thomas Aquinas.
(Doc)
|
Aloysius Gonzaga |
young Jesuit
cradling and gazing at a Crucifix, sometimes with lilies present |
Alphonsus Maria de Liguori |
an elderly,
lightly bearded Redemptorist Bishop with rheumatism so bad he is hunched
over, often with a book or holding a pen.
(Doc)
|
Ambrose |
a Bishop, often
shown with SS Gregory, Jerome, and/or Augustine or holding a church in his
hand, sometimes arguing with a pagan. Other symbols: bees, beehive, dove,
ox, pen.
(Doc)
(LS) |
Anastasia |
woman (3rd
c.) holding a slim Cross, a jar, and/or the palm of martyrdom.
(LS)
(Can.
Nob. Quo.) |
Andrew the Apostle |
a man being
crucified on an X-shaped cross. Other symbols: fishing net, fish.
(LS)
(Can.
Comm.) |
Anne |
a middle-aged
to elderly woman shown holding Mary and/or teaching Mary to read Scripture.
She is sometimes shown at her betrothal to Joachim, or meeting him at the
Golden Gate. |
Anselm |
a Benedictine
archbishop (of Canterbury), often depicted with Our Lady or as admonishing
a sinner. Other symbols: ship.
(Doc)
|
Anthony Abbot ("Anthony of the Desert" or "Anthony of
Egypt") |
an older,
usually bearded monastic with a pig, bell, a Tau symbol or t-shaped staff
(especially a Tau-shaped staff with a bell on the end), a rooster and other
animals.
(LS) |
Anthony (of Padua) |
(Note: "Padua"
pronounced "PAH-djoo-&") a Franciscan holding the infant Jesus and/or
a lily and/or loaves of bread. Other symbols: donkey, book.
(Doc)
|
Athanasius |
a Bishop dressed
in his episcopal robes, holding an open book or arguing with (or standing
over) a defeated heretic
(Doc)
|
Augustine (of Hippo) |
(Note: "Augustine"
pronounced "ah-GUS-tin") a man with a child, dove, pen, or shell
(Doc)
(LS) |
Barbara |
a woman holding
a tower, or in a tower, with a chalice, the palm of martyrdom, a feather,
and/or a cannon |
Barnabus |
usually bearded
disciple with an ax, lance, book (or scroll), olive branch, and/or stones
(or standing near a pile of stones). Sometimes depicted with St. Paul.
(LS)
(Can. Nob. Quo.) |
Bartholomew the Apostle |
an elderly
man holding a tanner's knife and a human skin
(LS)
(Can. Comm.) |
Basil the Great |
a Bishop shown
with supernatural fire, often with a dove present
(Doc)
|
Bede (the Venerable) |
an old monk
with a book, pen, jug, often shown writing at a desk or dying amidst his
community
(Doc)
|
Benedict (of Nursia) |
a cowled
Benedictine with a bell, broken cup, raven, serpent representing poison,
crozier or staff (usually with a curved, ornate top), or bush. Often shown
holding his Rule (St. Benedict was the brother of St. Scholastica, so might
be shown with her).
(LS) |
Bernadette (Soubirous, "Bernadette of
Lourdes") |
a young girl
kneeling in front of a grotto, before the Blessed Virgin ("The Immaculate
Conception") who wears a white dress, blue belt, and a rose on each foot.
Bernadette is sometimes pictured after she received the habit. |
Bernard (of Clairvaux) |
Cistercian
with 1 to 3 mitres on the ground beside him, symbolizing the bishoprics he
refused, or with a chained demon. He is shown sometimes with a swarm of bees
nearby, writing, having a vistion of Mary; beehive. Other symbols: bees,
book, instruments of the Passion, pen, white dog symbolizing the White Monks
(Cistercians).
(Doc)
(LS) |
Bernard (of Montjoux, sometimes referred to as "St. Bernard
of Menthon") |
a man in a
mountain setting holding a bishop's crozier (this is the Saint the Saint
Bernard dog is named after) |
Bernardine of Siena |
a short, elderly
Franciscan holding a tablet inscribed with "IHS" and/or with three mitres
at his feet (symbolizing the Bishoprics he was offered but rejected) |
Blaise |
a Bishop holding
two candles (especially crossed), often shown saving a boy from choking.
Other symbols: comb. |
Bonaventure |
a cardinal
in Franciscan robes, usually reading, writing, or with a ciborium.
(Doc)
|
Boniface (of Tarsus) |
a man shown
with an ax (especially chopping down an oak tree), book, sword, (or a sword
that goes through a book), fountain, fox, oak, raven, or scourge. |
Bridget (Birgitta) of Sweden |
(founder of
the Order of the Most Holy Savior, the Bridgettines) an abbess often wearing
a strange-looking helmet-like crown, and sometimes shown writing and with
an angel near her. She is also depicted at the foot of the Cross (sometimes
as a child) or having a vision of Christ (especially during His Passion)
and/or Our Lady. She is also shown giving a book to Kings and Emperors, and/or
with seashells (a sign of pilgrimage). |
Brigid (Bride) of Ireland (Kildare) |
an abbess with
candle or lamp or bowl of fire, often with a cow nearby (usually a white,
red-eared cow). Often depicted with (or even symbolized by) a "St. Brigid's
Cross" -- a Cross with equilateral arms woven from of rushes. |
Catherine (of Alexandria) |
a woman (sometimes
crowned) strapped to or standing next to the spiked wheel on which she was
martyred, holding a book, a carrying a sword and/or the palm of martyrdom,
or receiving a ring from Jesus in a Mystical Marriage. Sometimes depicted
arguing with pagan philosophers.
(LS) |
Catherine of Siena |
a Dominican
Militia Christi (in a black and white Dominican habit) with stigmata, lily,
book, crown of thorns, cross, ring, or heart.
(Doc)
|
Catherine Labouré |
a Sisters of
Charity religious (with the large, winged headdress), often shown with the
Miraculous Medal and/or having a vision of the Virgin. |
Cecilia |
a young girl
shown with musical instruments, roses, most often shown playing the organ
or lute.
(LS)
(Can.
Nob. Quo.) |
Charles Borromeo |
a bishop or
cardinal wearing a rope noose around his neck, often in public |
Christopher |
a tall man
carrying the Infant Jesus on his shoulders (especially over water). Other
symbols: tree, staff, torrent. Sometimes depicted, especially in Eastern
iconography, as having the head of a dog due to the fact that the area whence
he came (he was a member of the north African tribe of the Marmaritae in
Egypt) was at the borders of the civilized world and hence was populated
by people who were seen to be wild ("dog-headed"). |
Clare (of Assisi) |
a brown-habited
Poor Clare (Franciscan Second Order named for her) holding a ciborium or
monstrance, sometimes shown with St. Francis of Assisi because they were
great friends. Sometimes depicted with a cat because the cat who lived in
her convent would bring things to her at her command when she was too sick
to get out of bed. |
St. Columba (Columcille) |
a man dressed
in a Benedictine or Basilian habit with cowl in a Celtic setting, usually
studying or writing or holding a book. Sometimes depicted on a ship |
Cosmas |
man (a doctor)
with a vial or box of ointment, usually shown with his twin brother, Damian,
with whom he was martyred.
(LS)
(Can. Comm.) |
Cyril and
Methodius |
almost always
pictured together (often with Cyril as a Bishop, and Methodius as a monk),
these brothers from the East are sometimes depicted as surrounded by
converts |
Damian |
man (a doctor)
with a vial or box of ointment, usually shown with his twin brother, Cosmas,
with whom he was martyred.
(LS)
(Can. Comm.) |
Denis (Dionysius) |
a beheaded
Bishop carrying his severed, often mitered head, often with a vine growing
over his neck. |
Dismas |
the "good thief"
who was crucified with Christ. He is always to Christ's right in crucifixion
scenes, or he is shown carrying his cross or performing a penitential gesture
(the bad thief, by the way, was named Gestas according to the apocryphal
Gospel of Nicodemus). |
Dominic (de Guzman) |
a Dominican
(the Order named for him) carrying a rosary, a tall patriarchal two-armed
cross, a lily, and/or a globe. Often shown with a dog bearing a torch (the
symbol of the Dominican Order), with fire; or with star shining above his
head or on his forehead.
(LS) |
Dominic Savio |
a very young
boy (no older than 15, the age at which he died) in prayer, holding a prayer
book, etc. May be depicted with St. John Bosco ("Don Bosco") -- his teacher,
mentor, and biographer. |
Dorothy (of Caesarea) |
a veiled and/or
crowned woman carrying a basket of roses and apples (usually a small handbasket),
or shown with roses and apples on her lap. She is sometimes depicted with
an angel, carrying the palm of martyrdom, and/or kneeling before her executioner.
(her flowers and not unusual crown make her easily mistaken for St. Elizabeth
of Hungary) |
Dymphna |
a princess
with a sword or lamp holding the devil on a leash. Often shown with Saint
Gerebernus, kneeling at Mass while her father murders the priest Gerebernus,
praying in a cloud surrounded by a group of lunatics bound with golden chains,
or being beheaded by the king. |
Edward the Confessor |
elderly king
offering a ring or coin to Saint John who is disguised as a beggar |
Elizabeth of Hungary |
a crowned woman
holding out her apron which is filled with roses. Other symbols: pitcher,
alms, bread. |
Felicity (Felicitas) |
woman (sometimes
shown with her 7 sons and/or St. Perpetua, with whom she was martyred) being
killed by a sword or an ox
(Can.
Nob. Quo.) |
Fiacre |
a hooded hermit
with gardening implements, herbs and vegetables. Sometimes shown surrounded
by pilgrims or healing the sick. |
Frances of Rome |
nun in a black
habit and white veil, often shown carrying (of before) a Cross and accompanied
by her guardian angel and/or having a vision of Hell. Often depicted carrying
a basket of food. Other symbols: a book, a branch of oranges, a monstrance,
an arrow. |
Francis (of Assisi) |
a Franciscan
(the Order named for him) with a wolf, bird, deer, stigmata, monstrance,
or skull. Sometimes shown with St. Clare of Assisi because they were great
friends.
(LS) |
Francis de Sales |
a bald man
(of the Order of the Visitation, which he founded) with a long beard wearing
a bishop's robes holding a book. Often shown with the Virgin and/or with
heart pierced with thorns.
(Doc)
|
Francis Xavier |
bearded Jesuit
(black robes), often depicted in places like India, Japan, and the East Indies,
carrying a Crucifix, bell, or a flaming heart, or otherwise symbolized by
a globe, sailing vessel, or lily. Sometimes depicted with St. Ignatius of
Loyala -- his friend and the founder of the Jesuit Order. |
Gabriel the Archangel |
an angel bearing
a lily, shield, spear, and/or trumpet. Often depicted making his Annunciation
to Mary.
(LS) |
Genevieve |
shepherdess,
often with a coin around her neck, with a candle which the devil tries to
extinguish even as angels protect the flame. Because she is the patron of
Paris, she is often depicted in association with that city. |
George |
an armored
man, usually on horseback, slaying a dragon |
Gertrude the Great (Gertrude of Helfta) |
a Benedictine
nun with the symbol of the Sacred Heart over her breast and carrying a staff.
Sometimes shown with a Cross, book containing her writings, and/or taper.
Shown, also, praying for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. |
Gervase |
a young man
holding stones, the palm of martrydom, and/or with a scourge in one hand
and a sword in the other. Usually depicted with his brother, Protase, with
whom he was marytred, and/or with his parents, who were martyred for giving
their sons a Christian burial.
(LS) |
Gregory the Great |
a man wearing
papal tiara and sometimes carrying a crozier. Often shown working on sheet
music or writing, accompanied by a dove.
(Doc)
(LS) |
Helena (Helen) |
(Constantine's
mother) a royally-dressed woman -- often crowned -- with the True Cross |
Ignatius (of Antioch) |
a Bishop in
chains, often surrounded by lions.
(Can.
Nob. Quo.) |
Ignatius of Loyola |
an Hispanic-looking
Jesuit (the Order he founded) with large forehead and receding hairline,
wearing a chasuble. Often shown holding a book or with the Blessed
Sacrament. |
Isaac Jogues |
a Jesuit priest
with a wound on his forehead (his martyrdom), baptizing an Indian (i.e.,
"Native American") child, or carving a Cross onto a tree |
James (the Greater) the Apostle
(Santiago) |
a man with
a seashell, book, scroll, staff, sword. Often shown wearing a floppy hat
and/or trampling a Moor or on horseback.
(LS)
(Can. Comm.) |
James (the Less) the Apostle |
a man with
a book and/or fullers club.
(LS)
(Can.
Comm.) |
Jerome |
a man shown
with a Bible, skull, and/or lion. Often shown as an aged monk in desert,
or translating the Bible.
(LS) |
Joachim |
an elderly
man: bringing a lamb to the Altar and being turned away by the priest; or
greeting and/or kissing Saint Anne at the Golden Gate; or carrying a basket
of doves and a staff; or with the child Mary |
Joan of Arc |
a young woman
in armor, with sword, lance, and banner, often astride a horse |
John Capistran |
a Franciscan
with Crusading symbols, carrying a crucifix and lance, and treading a turban
underfoot. Shown also, like St. Bernardine, preaching and/or with the "IHS"
monogram. |
John Chrysostom |
an Eastern
priest or Bishop holding a Bible, often with a beehive nearby
(Doc)
|
John Fisher |
a 16th c. Cardinal
with haggard features, with his hat at his feet and/or with an axe (the
instrument of his martyrdom by King Henry VIII). |
John of God |
(founder of
the Order of Charity) an intense, Hispanic man in a habit, caring for the
sick and poor or washing Jesus's feet. Other symbols: alms, crown of thorns,
heart. |
John of the Cross |
a Disalced
Carmelite man with a Cross
(Doc)
|
John the Apostle |
a man with
an eagle, book, chalice, serpent, cauldron. Often represented by an eagle
alone.
(LS)
(Can.
Comm.) 1 |
John the Baptist (the "Forerunner" or "the
Baptizer") |
a bearded man
dressed in animal skins (camel hair), carrying a slender cross or a lamb.
Often depicted in Eastern iconagraphy as winged because he is a messenger.
(LS) |
Joseph |
a man (often
depicted as older) holding the Infant Jesus or carrying carpentry tools or
a flowering staff. Other symbols: the color green and the month of March.
(LS)
(Can.
Comm.) |
Jude (Thaddeus) the Apostle |
a man with
a flame over his head, wearing a medallion with profile of Christ on it.
Other symbols: boat, pen, book and/or axe.
(LS)
(Can.
Comm.) |
Justin Martyr |
a man
with an ox, pen, and/or sword. |
Kateri Tekakwitha |
(blessed; not
yet canonized) a young Native American woman holding a lily (a reference
to her vow of virginity and her title, the Lily of the Mohawks) or a rustic
wood Cross. Other symbols: a turtle (she was born a member of the Mohawk's
Turtle Clan and the image of a turtle often appears in banners, pictures,
etc., of her). |
Lawrence |
a deacon holding
a gridiron, bag of money, Cross, or the Gospels.
(LS)
(Can.
Comm.) |
Longinus |
(the soldier
who pierced Christ's side) a Roman soldier -- often shown in contemporary
clothing -- holding a spear |
Louis IX |
a king holding
a crown of thorns, nails, or a Cross |
Lucy (Lucia) |
a young girl
carrying her eyes (sometimes on a plate), hitched to oxen, in the company
of Sts. Agnes and Agatha, or standing before the judge who condemned her.
(LS)
(Can. Nob. Quo.) |
Luke |
a man with
a book, ox, or artist's bush and palette. Often shown writing icons. Often
symbolized by an ox alone.
(LS)
1 |
Lydwina of Schiedam |
a crippled
girl with a crucifix and/or receiving roses or lilies from an angel. She
is sometimes shown falling through ice while skating (the cause of her crippling)
or working on embroidery. |
Margaret (of Antioch) |
a shepherdess
carrying a small cross or girdle in her hand, leading a chained dragon, standing
next to a cauldron, large vessel, or beside a dead dragon. |
Margaret Mary Alacoque |
a woman wearing
the habit of the Order of the Visitation and holding a flaming heart, or
kneeling before Jesus who exposes His heart to her. |
Maria Goretti |
a young girl
dressed in white, holding lillies. |
Mark |
a man holding
a book, near a (sometimes winged) lion. Oten represented by a lion itself.
(LS)
1 |
Martha |
a woman with
a broom, ladle, or keys. Often shown holding a jar of holy water and an
aspergillium, and with a dragon present (usually at her feet). Often shown
with St. Mary Magdalen (her sister) and/or Lazarus (their brother). |
Martin de Porres |
a bi-racial
(half-African, half-Spanish) Dominican, surrounded by animals or caring for
the sick and poor. |
Martin (of Tours) |
man (sometimes
shown as a Roman soldier) on horseback, sharing his cloak with a beggar.
Other symbols: goose, globe of fire.
(LS) |
Mary |
the color blue,
the month of May, the letter "M," roses (her love), lillies (her purity),
violets (her modesty), Yellow Flag Iris (her Immaculate Conception and her
Queenship), strawberries (her fruitfulness), cedar tree, pomegranate, the
Moon (with Christ as the Sun), rosary, crown, 12 stars (symbolizing her status
as the Mother of Israel's 12 tribes and of the 12 Apostles, see Apocalypse
12), scallop shell, the Immaculate Heart (a heart pierced by a sword and
surrounded by roses. Her heart is also symbolized by the sapphire.).
"MP QU" seen in some icons stands for "Mother
of God." Note that Mary has many titles and is referred to by various names
and depicted artistically according to her characteristics and, in some cases,
her apparitions. "Theotokos" (God-bearer), "Our Lady of Good Counsel," "Our
Lady of Grace," "Our Mother of Perpetual Help," "The Immaculate Conception,"
"Our Lady of Fatima," "Our Lady of Lourdes" (among hundreds of other titles)
all refer to our beloved Mother given to us, through John, by Christ on the
Cross, as one of His last acts before He died.
(LS)
(Can.
Comm.)
|
Mary Magdalen |
a beautiful
woman with an alabaster box, jar of ointment, mirror, or egg (the egg changed
from white to scarlet, proving that Christ rose again). Often shown contemplating
a skull. Sometimes shown with St. Martha (her sister) and/or Lazarus (their
brother).
(LS) |
Matthew the Apostle |
a winged man,
often holding a pen, inkwell, bag of coins, money box, purse, spear, sword,
halberd, or lance. Often represented by an angel itself.
(LS)
(Can. Comm.)
1 |
Maurice (Mauritius) |
a knight (as
he was from Africa, he is often shown with a dark skin tone), bearing a standard
and/or a palm and/or a sword, often with a red cross on his breast |
Meinrad |
dead Benedictine
monk whose body is being protected by ravens or whose murderers are being
chased by ravens. He is also shown holding a ciborium, club, and/or a Tau
Cross, or eating fish with a widow, or in the company of St. Benedict. |
Michael the Archangel |
an angel slaying
dragon or Satan, and/or with scales and a sword.
(LS) |
Monica |
a crying woman,
sometimes holding a girdle. |
Nicholas (of Myra), "Santa Claus" |
a mitred Bishop
(often dressed in green or red) holding 3 balls, 3 bags of gold, anchor,
ship, shoes, often accompanied by children.
(LS) |
Patrick |
a Bishop (often
dressed in green) with snakes, shamrocks, harp, cross, and/or a baptismal
font. |
Paul |
a usually
older man shown near 3 springs of water, with a sword and/or a book.
(LS)
(Can.
Comm.) |
Peregrine Laziosi |
a Servite brother
pulling back his black habit to reveal his leg which was healed of
cancer. |
Perpetua |
a woman with
a cow or ox, often shown in an ampitheatre. She is often shown depicted with
St. Felicitas (Felicity), with whom she is mentioned in the Canon of the
Mass at the Nobis quoque peccatóribus, and with whom she was
martyred by mauling by animals and beheading, along with 3 companions.
(Can.
Nob. Quo.) |
Peter of Verona ("Peter Martyr") |
a Dominican
being murdered with an axe or knife, or shown in the aftermath with an axe
or knife in his head (or shoulder), possibly writing the words "Credo in
unum Deum" as he lies dying. Also shown with the Virgin and four female Saints
appearing to him, or with his finger on his lips. |
Peter the Apostle |
a bearded man,
often depicted in medieval papal garb, holding the Key to the Kingdom. Often
depicted being crucified upside-down.
(LS)
(Can. Comm.) |
Philip the Apostle |
an elderly
bearded man holding a basket of loaves and a cross which is often t-shaped.
(LS)
(Can.
Comm.)
|
Philomena |
a young girl
with arrows or palm and/or anchor. |
Protase |
a young man
with stones, the palm of martyrdom, and/or with a scourge in one hand and
a sword in the other. Usually shown with his brother, Gervase, with whomhe
was martyred, and/or with his parents, who were martyred for giving their
sons a Christian burial.
(LS) |
Raphael the Archangel |
an angel carrying
a staff, fish, or flask. Often shown waking with Tobias.
(LS) |
Rita (of Cascia) |
an Augustinian
nun with a wound on her forehead, holding/near a crown of thorns, roses,
or figs. |
Robert Bellarmine |
a heavy-set,
intelligent-looking late medieval/Reformation-era Cardinal with a thick
beard.
(Doc)
|
Roch (Rocco, Roque) |
a male pilgrim
with a staff and a dog (sometimes St. Roch is shown, like St. Peregrine,
lifting his robes to reveal sores on his leg, and sometimes the dog is shown
licking the sores) |
Rose of Lima |
a Dominican
(black and white habit) tertiary wearing a wreath of roses over her veil
and/or holding a Crucifix. Often shown accompanied by the Holy Infant. |
Scholastica |
a nun with
crozier and crucifix. Often shown with a dove flying from her mouth (St.
Scholastica was the sister of St. Benedict of Nursia). |
Sebastian |
a young man
being pierced by arrows, often tied to a tree.
(LS) |
Simon the Apostle |
a man being
sawn in two longitudinally. Other symbols: oar, saw; two fish, and/or a lance.
(LS)
(Can. Comm.) |
Simon Stock |
a Carmelite
friar holding a scapular, receiving the scapular from the Blessed Virgin,
praying for souls in purgatory. |
Stanislaus (of Cracow) |
a Bishop being
murdered while offering the Mass |
Stephen (the Deacon) |
a deacon carrying
a pile of rocks or with rocks gathered in his vestments. Other symbols: horses,
books, and/or palm.
(LS)
(Can. Nob. Quo.) |
Teresa (of Avila) |
(Note: "Avila"
pronounced "AH-vi-lah") a Carmelite nun with heart pierced by arrow, often
holding book or pen or being visited by a dove.
(Doc)
|
Thérèse of Lisieux (Thérèse
of the Infant Jesus and of the Holy Face, "The Little
Flower") |
a very young
Carmelite nun holding roses.
(Doc)
|
Thomas the Apostle |
a man with
a spear or T-square.
(LS)
(Can.
Comm.) |
Thomas á Becket (Thomas of
Canterbury) |
an archbishop
often depicted with a wounded head, carrying a crozier with a battle-axe
head at the top or an inverted sword. Often shown kneeling before his murderers
in a cathedral. |
Thomas Aquinas |
a Dominican
(black and white habit) with a chalice, monstrance, ox, or sun. Often shown
as a teacher with pagan philosophers at his feet.
(Doc)
|
Thomas More |
an English
Lord Chancellor carrying a book or an axe. |
Ursula |
a maiden shot
with arrows, often accompanied by a varied number of companions who are being
martyred in assorted, often creative ways. Other symbols: clock, and/or
ship. |
Valentine |
a priest with
roses, rooster, and/or birds. Often shown giving sight to a blind girl, refusing
to worship idols, being beheaded, or with a crippled or epileptic child at
his feet. |
Veronica |
a woman holding
the cloth she used to wipe the face of Jesus on His way to Calvary (the imprint
of His face is often shown on the cloth). |
St. Vincent (of Saragossa, "St. Vincent of Aragon," "St.
Vincent the Deacon") |
deacon being
torn by hooks or whose dead body is being defended by ravens. Often shown
holding a vase-shaped jug, a millstone, and/or a book.
(LS) |
Vincent de Paul |
a 16th century
cleric of the Congregation of Priests of the Mission (the Order he founded)
performing some act of charity. Often shown carrying an infant and/or surrounded
by children and/or by the Sisters of Charity (a Second Order which he also
founded). |
Vincent Ferrer |
a sometimes
winged Dominican (black and white habit), often with a cardinal's hat, holding
an open book while preaching and with a flame on his head. Other symbols:
the monogram "IHS" (like St. Bernardine of Siena); pulpit; and/or
trumpet. |
Vitus |
man with a
rooster, or surrounded by lions, or being boiled in oil |
Walburga (Walpurgis) |
a sometimes
crowned Benedictine abbess (she was the daughter of the Saxon King, Richard)
holding a vial of healing oil (representing the "oil of Saints" that exudes
from her tomb), a crozier, three ears of corn, and/or a book. She is sometimes
shown being crowned by angels, or with her crown at her feet. |
Wenceslaus |
early medieval
Duke, depicted with a staff or eagle, or caring for the poor, or being martyred
by his pagan brother in or near a church ("Good King Wenceslaus's" Grandmother
was St. Ludmilla) |