Saint symbolism: Saints (Q–Z)

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Saint symbolism has been used from the very beginnings of the religion. [1] Each saint is said to have led an exemplary life and symbols have been used to tell these stories throughout the history of the Church. [2] A number of Christian saints are traditionally represented by a symbol or iconic motif associated with their life, termed an attribute or emblem, to identify them. The study of these forms part of iconography in art history. [3] They were particularly used so that the illiterate could recognize a scene, and to give each of the Saints something of a personality in art. [2] They are often carried in the hand by the Saint.

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Attributes often vary with either time or geography, especially between Eastern Christianity and the West. Orthodox images more often contained inscriptions with the names of saints, so the Eastern repertoire of attributes is generally smaller than the Western. [c] Many of the most prominent saints, like Saint Peter and Saint John the Evangelist can also be recognised by a distinctive facial type. Some attributes are general, such as the martyr's palm. [4] The use of a symbol in a work of art depicting a Saint reminds people who is being shown and of their story. The following is a list of some of these attributes.

Saints listed by name

Saints (A–H)

Saints (I–P)

Q

SaintSymbol
Quentin Two spits; vestments of a deacon; with a broken wheel; with a chair to which he is transfixed; with a sword or beheaded, a dove flying from his severed head [a] [5]
Quiricus naked child riding on a wild boar [a]
Quirico Pignalberi Franciscan habit[ citation needed ]
Quirinus of Malmedy vestments of a priest celebrating mass, dragon [6]
Quirinus of Neuss military attire; knight with lance, sword, hawk; banner or sign with nine balls [a] [7]
Quirinus of Sescia millstone hanging from his neck [b] [8]
Quirinus of Tegernsee orb, scepter [9]
Quiteria palm of martyrdom, with a dog on a lead, with her head in her hands, emerging from the sea [a]

R

Article titleAttributes
Rachilidis Benedictine nun[ citation needed ]
Rafael Arnaiz Barón Trappist habit [ citation needed ]
Rafael Guízar y Valencia Bishop's attire[ citation needed ]
Rafaél Manuel Almansa Riaño Franciscan habit[ citation needed ]
Rafaela Porras Ayllón Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Rainerius depicted as a bearded hermit in a hairshirt holding a rosary; as a young pilgrim in a hairshirt carrying a banner with the Pisan cross; as being raised up by devils; or as dying in a hairshirt.[ citation needed ]
Ralph Sherwin Martyr's palm, banner with the words, "Jesu, Jesu, Jesu, esto mihi Jesus!"[ citation needed ]
Randoald of Grandval Monastic habit, Martyr's palm, spear[ citation needed ]
Raphael (archangel) Archangel holding a bottle or flask; Archangel walking with Tobias; Archangel sounding a trumpet; young man carrying a fish; young man carrying a staff [b]
Rasso military attire[ citation needed ]
Rasyphus and Ravennus palms of martyrdom[ citation needed ]
Raymond Nonnatus A Mercedarian friar wearing a cardinal's red mozzetta, holding a monstrance and a martyr's palm branch [10]
Raymond of Capua Dominican habit [ citation needed ]
Raymond of Penyafort skimming across the sea with his cape as both boat and sail [11]
Raynald of Nocera Mitre and Crosier[ citation needed ]
Regina (martyr) depicted as experiencing the torments of martyrdom, or as receiving spiritual consolation in prison by a vision of a dove on a luminous cross.[ citation needed ]
Reineldis sword or pilgrim's staff[ citation needed ]
Reinold Benedictine monk[ citation needed ]
Remaclus Generally accompanied by a wolf [ citation needed ]
Remigius dove, book, lamp [b]
Reparata Standing alone or near St. Mary, bearing a martyr's crown and palm; a dove; a banner with a red cross on a white field; sometimes depicted with St. Ansanus [12]
Reverianus Depicted as a cephalophore (holding his head in his hands)[ citation needed ]
Richard Henkes Priest's cassock [ citation needed ]
Richardis dressed in Imperial robes with crown and palm, and surrounded by flames; dressed as a nun, with crown laid aside, and burning pieces of wood, as well as a bear and a ploughshare[ citation needed ]
Richard bishop with overturned chalice [a]
Rita Lopes de Almeida Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Rita of Cascia roses, roses and figs, crucifix, thorn, robe of a widow or Augustinian habit sometimes with a wound or the marks of a thorn crown on her forehead [a]
Robert de Turlande Benedictine habit, staff[ citation needed ]
Robert Nutter Dominican friar, Palm of Martyrdom, a hangman's noose[ citation needed ]
Robert of Newminster depicted as an abbot holding a church[ citation needed ]
Roch Wound on thigh (plague mark), dog offering bread, Pilgrim's hat, Pilgrim's staff,

angel [a]

Roger of Cannae eagle, Pontifical vestments [ citation needed ]
Rolando Rivi Cassock, Cappello Romano [ citation needed ]
Roman of Đunis Depicted wearing a monastic habit, gray bearded, clutching unfurled scroll with rosary or holding a gospel book [ citation needed ]
Romano Bottegal Trappist habit [ citation needed ]
Romanos the Melodist Young man vested as a deacon, standing on a raised platform in the middle of a church, holding a scroll with his Kontakion of the Nativity written on it. He is surrounded by the Patriarch, the Emperor, and members of the congregation. His icon is often a combined with that of The Protection of the Mother of God, which falls on the same day. Sometimes he is depicted as a deacon holding a censer in his right hand and a small model of a church in his left.[ citation needed ]
Romedius depicted riding a bear, alongside a tamed bear[ citation needed ]
Romulus of Fiesole depicted with a wolf due to confusion with the legend of Romulus and Remus; [13] bishop with an arrow broken above his breast; depicted at martyrdom of 4 companions or enthroned among four martyrs [14]
Romulus of Genoa depicted with episcopal dress and a sword in hand[ citation needed ]
Rosa Elena Cornejo Pazmiño Nun's habit[ citation needed ]
Rosa Francisca Dolors Molas Vallvé Nun's habit[ citation needed ]
Rosa Maria Benedetta Gattorno Custo Nun's habit, crucifix, rosary, stigmata
Rosalia Depicted as a young woman, sometimes holding roses, a cross, book, or skull, and sometimes a spray of lilies. [15] Some images show her holding a chisel and hammer with which she carved her own dedication. She is also seen wearing a crown of roses, attended by winged angels, and often with a view through a cave opening of Palermo Harbor.[ citation needed ], sometimes she is being crowned by the Divine infant [b]
Rose of Lima crown of thorns, anchor, city, roses, crown of roses, sometimes wearing habit of the Dominican order [a] , rosids
Rose of Viterbo A young woman with a crown of roses, holding a crucifix [ citation needed ]
Róża Czacka Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Rudolf Komórek Cassock[ citation needed ]
Rufina and Justa a model of the Giralda; earthenware pots, bowls and platters; books on which are two lumps of potter's clay; palm of martyrdom; lion [b] , two maidens floating in the Tiber River with weights attached to their necks.[ citation needed ]
Rumbold of Mechelen Depicted as a bishop with a missioner's cross[ clarification needed ], or a bearded man with a hoe lying under his feet. He may also be shown murdered near a coffer of money [ citation needed ]
Rupert of Salzburg Holding a container of salt; wearing clerical clothes including mitre; holding a crosier [ citation needed ]

S

Article titleAttributes
Sabbas the Sanctified Clothed as a monk, often holding a paterissa [ citation needed ]
Sabinian of Troyes With Patroclus of Troyes; man with throat pierced by a sword; with Saint Sabina of Troyes [16]
Saints of the Cristero War Crown of martyrdom, Martyr's palm, rosary [ citation needed ]
Salome Thurible [ citation needed ]
Salomone Leclercq Christian Brothers habit, Palm branch [ citation needed ]
Salonius Bishop vestment, miter, crosier[ citation needed ]
Salvatore Micalizzi Cassock[ citation needed ]
Salvius of Amiens Bishop with a casket of relics of Saint Firminus of Amiens[ citation needed ]
Samuel of Waldebba Riding a lion[ citation needed ]
Samuel the Confessor Monk with one eye[ citation needed ]
Satoko Kitahara Rosary [ citation needed ]
Saturnin A bishop's mitre, a bishop being dragged by a bull, a bull[ citation needed ]
Saturnina Rodríguez de Zavalía Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Saturnino López Novoa Priest's cassock [ citation needed ]
Sativola scythe, well [a]
Sava of Serbia book [a]
Sava Trlajić Vested as a bishop[ citation needed ]
Scholastica Habit of a Benedictine nun, dove, Rule of St. Benedict, crozier of an abbess [17]
Sebaldus pilgrim with the staff and the cap and the beard; later represented with the model of his church; sometimes depicted with the coats of arms of the reigning Houses of France and Denmark[ citation needed ]
Sebastian Tied to a post, pillar or a tree, shot by arrows, crown [a]
Sebastián de Aparicio Oxcart with oxen[ citation needed ]
Sebastian Maggi Dominican habit [ citation needed ]
Secundus of Abula episcopal attire[ citation needed ]
Secundus of Asti military attire, on horseback, sometimes depicted with Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion [ citation needed ]
Selaphiel Prayer, thurible [ citation needed ]
Senhorinha of Basto vessel, frog[ citation needed ]
Septimius of Iesi Episcopal attire[ citation needed ]
Serafino Morazzone Priest's cassock [ citation needed ]
Seraphim of Sarov Wearing peasant clothing, often kneeling with his hands upraised in prayer crucifix worn about his neck, hands crossed over chest [a]
Seraphin of Montegranaro Franciscan habit [ citation needed ]
Serapion of Algiers Palm branch, Mercedarian habit, Crucified in an x-position[ citation needed ]
Serenidus of Saulges wearing a cardinal's habit and red galero [18]
Sergius and Bacchus Depicted as two young soldiers[ citation needed ]
Sergius of Radonezh Dressed as a monk, sometimes with paterissa [ citation needed ]
Servandus and Cermanus Depicted as young soldiers[ citation needed ]
Servatius of Tongeren "Key of Saint Servatius", crozier, dragon (under his feet)[ citation needed ]
Seventy disciples Scroll, cross
Severin of Cologne depicted coming from the cathedral to bless the poor [c]
Severus of Avranches Bishop with a nearby horse[ citation needed ]
Severus of Barcelona bishop with a nail or nails driven into his head[ citation needed ]
Severus of Vienne Holding a devil in a chain [19]
Sicarius of Brantôme Depicted as an infant[ citation needed ]
Sidonius of Aix Receiving sight from Jesus[ citation needed ]
Sidwell Scythe, Holy Well, Lammas [ citation needed ]
Sigfrid of Sweden bishop carrying three severed heads; bishop carrying three loaves of bread (misrepresentation of the heads); baptizing King Olof of Sweden; traveling in a ship with 2 other bishops; bishop menaced by devils[ citation needed ]
Sigolena of Albi Crosier [ citation needed ]
Silas Christian Martyrdom [ citation needed ]
Silvanus of Ahun dressed in a dalmatic, bearing a book and a palm. [20]
Simeon Depicted as an elderly man, sometimes vested as a Jewish priest, often holding the infant Jesus [ citation needed ]
Simeon Stylites Clothed as a monk in monastic habit, shown standing on top of his pillar[ citation needed ]
Simón de Rojas Priestly vestments with the Blue and Red cross of the Trinitarian Order [ citation needed ]
Simon of Cyrene Carrying Jesus’ Cross before His Crucifixion[ citation needed ]
Simon of Trent Youth, martyr's palm
Simon Stock Carmelite friar holding a scapular [ citation needed ]
Simon the Apostle boat; cross and saw; fish (or two fish); lance; man being sawn in two longitudinally; oar [21]
Simone Ballachi Dominican habit [ citation needed ]
Simpliciano of the Nativity Franciscan habit [ citation needed ]
Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix Saint Simplicius is represented with a pennant, on the shield of which are three lilies, called the crest of Simplicius; the lilies are a symbol of purity of heart. Saint Beatrix has a cord in her hand, because she was strangled.[ citation needed ]
Sister Lúcia Visionary to the Marian apparitions at Fátima [ citation needed ]
Solange shepherdess in prayer[ citation needed ]
Solanus Casey Franciscan habit[ citation needed ]
Solutor Military attire[ citation needed ]
Sophia of Rome palm, book, trough, and sword
Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Sophronius of Jerusalem Vested as a bishop, with right hand upheld in blessing, holding a Gospel Book or scroll [ citation needed ]
Spyridon Vested as a bishop with omophorion, often holding a Gospel Book, with his right hand raised in blessing. Sometimes the image features a potsherd, or sprig of basil. Iconographically, he is depicted as tall, with a long, white forked beard, and wearing a woven, straw hat on his head – a traditional shepherd's hat and a representation that he was a shepherd of God's people. [a]
Stanislaus of Szczepanów Bishop's Vestments and insignia, sword [a]
Stanisław Kazimierczyk Habit of a canon [a]
Stanislaus Kostka Lily, Jesuit habit, Jesus, Most Blessed Sacrament
Stanislaus Papczyński White habit, crucifix, Chaplet of the Ten Virtues of the B.V.M.[ citation needed ]
Stanislav Nasadil Martyr's palm [ citation needed ]
Stanisław Kazimierczyk Priest's cassock
Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski Priest's attire, prisoner's uniform[ citation needed ]
Stefan Wyszyński Cardinal's attire[ citation needed ]
Stephen Harding Dressed in the Cistercian cowl, with miniature church model, holding abbot's crozier, holding the Carta Caritatis ("Charter of Charity"), a founding document for the Cistercian Order[ citation needed ]
Stephen the Martyr Red Martyr, stones, dalmatic, censer, miniature church, Gospel Book, martyr's palm. [a] Vestments of a deacon, in Orthodox and Eastern Christianity he often wears an orarion [ citation needed ]
Stephen of Hungary Attire of a king, holding an orb or a sceptre with double cross [22]
Stephen Nehmé Religious habit, prayer rope[ citation needed ]
Susanna palm branch, sword[ citation needed ]
Swithun Bishop holding a bridge, broken eggs at his feet [a]
Symeon the Metaphrast Pen, Scroll, Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Symphorian and Timotheus Symphorian is depicted as a young man being dragged to martyrdom while his mother encourages him[ citation needed ]
Symphorosa Seven sons, martyr's palm [ citation needed ]
Syrus of Genoa A blackbird[ citation needed ]
Syrus of Pavia bishop trampling a basilisk (symbol of Arianism) underfoot; bishop enthroned between two deacons; with Saint Juventius [ citation needed ]
Szilárd Bogdánffy solideo or bishop's cap and gown, palm[ citation needed ]
Szymon of Lipnica Franciscan habit

T

Article titleAttributes
Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh mitre, pilgrim scallop[ citation needed ]
Tarasios of Constantinople Vested as a bishop with omophorion often holding a Gospel book with his right hand raised in blessing [ citation needed ]
Tarcisius Host, youth, wounds[ citation needed ]
Tatiana of Rome Shown holding a martyr's cross, or a plate with two eyes on it[ citation needed ]
Tegulus depicted as a soldier bearing a banner with the Mauritian Cross and the palm of martyrdom; spade[ citation needed ]
Tekle Haymanot Man with wings on his back and only one leg visible[ citation needed ]
Ten thousand martyrs Crown of martyrdom, Martyr's palm [ citation needed ]
Teodora Fracasso Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Terence of Pesaro Aging bishop; Young soldier holding a palm of martyrdom and a model of Pesaro[ citation needed ]
Teresa Benedicta of the cross habit of a Carmelite nun (sometimes with a yellow badge), cross, martyr's palm, book, Hebrew scroll, holding a tallit, burning bush
Teresa Grillo Michel Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Teresa Janina Kierocińska Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Teresa Jornet Ibars Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Teresa Manganiello Crucifix, rosary [ citation needed ]
Teresa of Ávila habit of a Carmelite nun, holding a (fiery) pen, pierced heart, arrow [a]
Teresa of the Andes habit of a Carmelite nun, crucifix, crown of flowers [a]
Theban Legion large group of soldiers[ citation needed ]
Theobald of Marly knight bearing the arms of Thann; sometimes depicted wearing armor under his Cistercian habit with his miter at his feet[ citation needed ]
Theobald of Provins depicted as a hermit or as a knight [23]
Theodard of Maastricht sword[ citation needed ]
Theodore crocodile [a]
Theodora (wife of Justinian I) Imperial vestment[ citation needed ]
Theodore Stratelates Dressed as a warrior, with spear and shield, or as a civilian[ citation needed ]
Theodore Tiron Dressed as a soldier sometimes in court dress, with emblems such as a spear, temple, torch, dragon, pyre, martyr's wreath[ citation needed ]
Theodorus and Theophanes Hymnographer[ citation needed ]
Theodosia of Constantinople Martyr's cross, monastic habit, icon of Christ Pantocrator [ citation needed ]
Theodosius (son of Maurice) Imperial attire[ citation needed ]
Theodosius of Kiev Clothed as an Eastern Orthodox monk, sometimes with an hegumen's paterissa [ citation needed ]
Theodotus of Ancyra (martyr) torches; sword[ citation needed ]
Theonestus of Vercelli depicted as a soldier [24]
Theophilus of Corte Franciscan habit [ citation needed ]
Thérèse Couderc Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Thérèse of Lisieux Discalced Carmelite habit, many roses, sometimes entwining a crucifix [a]
Thiemo Spindle [ citation needed ]
Thillo Benedictine abbot holding a chalice and a pastoral staff [25]
Thomas Aquinas The Summa theologiae , a model church, the sun on the chest of a Dominican friar, monstrance, dove, ox [a]
Thomas Becket sword, and wearing chancellor's robe and neck chain [a]
Thomas Garnet Jesuit habit, martyr's palm[ citation needed ]
Thomas More dressed in the robe of the Chancellor and wearing the Collar of Esses [ citation needed ]; axe [a]
Thomas of Celano Crucifix, Franciscan habit [ citation needed ]
Thomas of Villanova A bishop distributing alms to the poor[ citation needed ]
Thomas Saleh Franciscan habit [ citation needed ]
Thomas Sherwood (martyr) holding a scroll[ citation needed ]
Thomas the Apostle The Twin, placing his finger in the side of Christ, nelumbo nucifera, spear (means of his Christian martyrdom), square [ citation needed ]
Three Holy Hierarchs Vested as bishops, wearing omophoria; raising right hand in blessing; holding Gospel Books or scrolls
Three Martyrs of Chimbote Franciscan habit, Priest's cassock [ citation needed ]
Thyrsus bucksaw [ citation needed ]
Tiburcio Arnáiz Muñoz Priest's attire [ citation needed ]
Tikhon of Zadonsk Vested as a bishop, often holding a Gospel Book or scroll, with his right hand raised in blessing[ citation needed ]
Timothy pastoral staff, [26] three stones and a clubclub and stones; broken image of Diana [27]
Tiridates III of Armenia Crown, sword, cross, Globus cruciger [ citation needed ]
Titian of Oderzo episcopal attire[ citation needed ]
Titus Brandsma Calced Carmelite habit, Nazi concentration camp badge, Martyr's palm [ citation needed ]
Tomasa Ortiz Real Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Tommaso Bellacci Franciscan habit [ citation needed ]
Tommaso da Cori Franciscan habit, Crucifix [ citation needed ]
Tommaso da Olera Capuchin habit [ citation needed ]
Tommaso Maria Fusco Crucifix, Zucchetto [ citation needed ]
Tommaso Riccardi Priest's cassock, Crucifix|Bible[ citation needed ]
Toribio Romo González Black cassock, martyr's palm, Eucharist[ citation needed ]
Torpes of Pisa palm of martyrdom; sword; boat[ citation needed ]
Trophimus of Arles bishop carrying his eyes; bishop having his eyes put out; bishop standing with lions [28]
Trudpert axe, [a] palm of martyrdom[ citation needed ]
Tryphine beheaded woman[ citation needed ]
Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha falcon[ citation needed ]
Tudwal bishop holding a dragon [a]
Turibius of Astorga mitre[ citation needed ]

U

SaintSymbol
Ubald Bishop giving a blessing as angels carry his crozier; bishop delivering a blessing while a devil flees from it; holding a scale model of Gubbio[ citation needed ]
Ugolino da Gualdo Cattaneo Augustinian habit [ citation needed ]
Ulphia depicted as a young nun seated in prayer on a rock with a frog in the pool near her[ citation needed ]
Ulrich of Augsburg vestments of a bishop, holding a fish; at dinner with Saint Wolfgang; rewarding a messenger with a goose leg; giving a garment to a beggar; with Saint Afra; riding through a river on horseback as his companion sinks; with a cross given him by an angel [29]
Ulrika Nisch Religious habit of the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross of Ingenbohl
Umiliana de' Cerchi Franciscan habit [ citation needed ]
Urban portrayed in art after his beheading, with the papal tiara near him [a]
Urban V Papal vestments, Papal tiara [ citation needed ]
Urban of Langres vestments of a bishop, with a bunch of grapes or a vine at his side; a book with a wine vessel on it [a]
Uriel Archangel; Fire in palm; Carrying a book, a scroll, a flaming sword, a disc of the sun, and a celestial orb or disc of stars and constellations; Holding a chalice (only in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition).[ citation needed ]
Ursicinus abbot with three lilies in his hand or holding a book and fleur-de-lys, surrounded by fleur-de-lys [a]
Ursula arrow; banner; cloak; shot with arrows, accompanied by a varied number of virgins who are being martyred in various ways; standing on a ship with her companions [a]
Ursula Ledóchowska Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Ursus of Aosta archdeacon with a staff and book, bearing birds on his shoulder; wearing fur pelisse in a religious habit; striking water from a rock; or giving shoes to the poor.[ citation needed ]
Ursus of Solothurn military attire[ citation needed ]

V

Article titleAttributes
Valentine birds; roses; vestments of a priest or a bishop; with a crippled person or a child with epilepsy at his feet; rooster; being beheaded; bearing a sword; holding a sun; giving sight to a blind girl [30]
Valentine of Passau bishop preaching to pagans[ citation needed ]
Valeria of Milan With Saint Vitalis, Saint Gervasius and Saint Protasius; being beaten with clubs[ citation needed ]
Valinhos (Fátima) Archangel carrying the Portuguese Shield [ citation needed ]
Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly Priest's cassock [ citation needed ]
Vasyl Velychkovsky incorruptibility [ citation needed ]
Vedast wolf carrying a goose in its mouth; child; bear [a]
Venantius of Camerino young man crucified upside-down with smoke coming from his head; young man holding the citadel of Camerino; young man holding the city of Camerino, a palm, and a book; young man with a banner[ citation needed ]
Venera crown; book; palm; cross; martyr's palm interlaced with a triple crown (signifying the fact that she was a Virgin, an Apostle, and a Martyr) [31] [32]
Veranus of Cavaillon episcopal attire[ citation needed ]
Verdiana snakes [a] , depicted as a nun preaching to snakes[ citation needed ]
Verena of Zurzach jar and bread, comb[ citation needed ]
Veronica Veil of Veronica [a]
Veronica Antal Palm of martyrdom [ citation needed ]
Veronica Giuliani Crowned with thorns and embracing a crucifix[ citation needed ]
Vicelinus Church resting on his left arm[ citation needed ]
Vicenta Chávez Orozco Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Vicenta María López i Vicuña Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Vicente Garrido Pastor Priest's cassock [ citation needed ]
Vicente Liem de la Paz book, palm, hood, rosary, academic birreta, dalmatic [ citation needed ]
Victor of Marseilles windmill [a]
Victoire Rasoamanarivo Rosary [ citation needed ]
Victor Emilio Moscoso Cárdenas Priest's cassock [ citation needed ]
Victor Maurus man being thrown into a furnace; man roasted in an oven; Moorish soldier trampling on a broken altar [ citation needed ]
Victor of Marseilles Depicted as a Roman soldier with a millstone; depicted overthrowing a statue of Jupiter; in stocks, comforted by angels; scourged and crushed by a millstone; or with his body beheaded and flung into the river, from which the angels take it; [33] depicted with windmill
Victoria with Saint Acisclus, her brother, [34] crowned with roses, arrow and palm branch
Victorinus of Pettau Palm, pontifical vestments [ citation needed ]
Vigilius of Trent bishop holding a shoe, wooden holzschuh [35]
Viktor of Xanten Military attire[ citation needed ]
Villana de' Botti Dominican habit [ citation needed ]
Vincent de Paul children [a]
Vincent Ferrer Dominican habit, Tongue of flame, Wings, Bible, pulpit, cardinal's hat, trumpet, captives [a]
Vincent of Saragossa Usually pontifical, episcopal, etc. insignia, tools of martyrdom and so forth[ citation needed ]
Vincent Pallotti Priest's cassock [ citation needed ]
Vincent Romano Priest's attire, Crucifix, Book of Hours [ citation needed ]
Vincenza Gerosa Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Vincenzina Cusmano Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Vincenzo Grossi Cassock [ citation needed ]
Vincenzo Lipani Franciscan habit [ citation needed ]
Vitalis of Milan with Saint Gervase and Saint Protase[ citation needed ]
Vitus book, cross, rooster, lion, bread, cauldron, eagle, hare; holding a church model [a]
Vladimir the Great crown, cross, throne[ citation needed ]

W

Article titleAttributes
Wenceslaus of Bohemia crown, dagger [a] , burning eagle on a banner
Wendreda Nun, healer[ citation needed ]
Werenfried of Elst Priest who holds a ship containing a coffin[ citation needed ]
Werner of Oberwesel sickle, shovel, pan[ citation needed ]
Wiborada a Benedictine nun holding a book and axe [ citation needed ]
Wilgefortis Bearded woman; depicted crucified, often shown with a small fiddler at her feet, and with one shoe off[ citation needed ]
Willehad bishop overturning idols [ citation needed ]
William Firmatus A man thrusting his arm into a fire; a man with a raven showing him the way to the Holy Land [ citation needed ]
William of Maleval cross, skull[ citation needed ]
William of Montevergine wolf and pastoral crook [a]
William of Norwich Depicted holding nails, with nail wounds or undergoing crucifixion[ citation needed ]
William of Perth Walking staff, Palmer's wallet, little dog. [36]
William of York bishop's vestments, crozier, crossing the River Tweed [a]
Willibrord Dipping staff into cask[ citation needed ]
Willigis Bishop with the Wheel of Mainz [ citation needed ]
Winibald portrayed as an abbot with a bricklayer's trowel; shown with Willibald (his brother) and Richard the Saxon (his father)[ citation needed ]
Saint Winifred Abbess, holding a sword, sometimes with her head under her arm[ citation needed ]
Winnoc abbot with a crown and scepter at his feet, turning a hand-mill, often with a church and bridge nearby; in ecstasy while grinding corn [a] ; with Saint Bertin [ citation needed ]
Władysław Bukowiński Priest's cassock [ citation needed ]
Władysław Findysz Priest's attire [ citation needed ]
Wolfgang of Regensburg depicted with a church model with an adze lodged in the roof, with a wolf [a]
Wulfram of Sens Bishop baptizing a young king; cleric with a young king nearby; cleric arriving by ship with monks and baptizing a king; baptizing the son of King Radbod[ citation needed ]

X

SaintSymbol
Xenia of Saint Petersburg walking stick [a]
Xystus book, papal insignia (mostly tiara and papal ferula), martyr's palm, book [a]
Xu Guangqi Ming Empire court dress holding a crucifix and book.[ citation needed ]

Y

SaintSymbol
Yrieix bishop's vestments, crozier [a]
Yaropolk Izyaslavich Clothed as Prince, holding a three-bar cross in his right hand[ citation needed ]
Yaroslav the Wise Grand Prince's robes, sword, church model, book or scroll [37]
Yared Wearing traditional attire, and holding a mequamia (prayer stick), tsanatsel (Ethiophian sistrum) in front of Deggua book and three chants: Ge'ez, Ezel and Araray represented in terms of doves [ citation needed ]
Yevgeny Rodionov military uniform, Orthodox cross[ citation needed ]

Z

SaintSymbol
Zachary Making peace with King Luitprand. Sometimes he may have an olive branch and a dove over him [a]
Zadkiel Dagger [ citation needed ]
Zefirino Agostini Cassock, breviary [ citation needed ]
Zeno of Verona fish, fishing rod, or a bishop holding a fishing rod, or with a fish hanging from his crozier.[ citation needed ]
Zenobius of Florence vestments of a bishop; flowering tree; bringing a dead man or a boy back to life [a] [38]
Zita bag, keys [a]
Zita of Bourbon-Parma Imperial attire, medals[ citation needed ]
Zofia Czeska Religious habit[ citation needed ]
Zoltán Meszlényi book, palm, mitre
Zygmunt Gorazdowski Priest's attire

See also

Notes

  1. "List of saints". Catholic Online. Your Catholic Voice Foundation.
  2. Stracke, Richard (October 20, 2015). "Iconography". Christian Iconography.
  3. Rabenstein, Katherine (April 1999). "Saint of the Day Master Index". St. Patrick Catholic Church. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.

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Saint symbolism has been used from the very beginnings of the religion. Each saint is said to have led an exemplary life and symbols have been used to tell these stories throughout the history of the Church. A number of Christian saints are traditionally represented by a symbol or iconic motif associated with their life, termed an attribute or emblem, in order to identify them. The study of these forms part of iconography in art history. They were particularly used so that the illiterate could recognize a scene, and to give each of the Saints something of a personality in art. They are often carried in the hand by the Saint.

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