Index of No name themes.
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Abbot
The superior of an abbey of monks.
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Abraham
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Adam-and-Eve
In the Genesis creation myth Adam & Eve were the first man and women.
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Allegorical-Figures
Sculptures that symbolize and personifies an abstract idea. Typical allegorical figures are Hope, Justice, the Vices and the Virtues.
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Angel
Angels described in Judaic, Christian, and Muslim religions as the messengers of God.
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Angels
Angels described in Judaic, Christian, and Muslim religions as the messengers of God. This section also includes demons and devils too.
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Annunciation
The announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus the Son of God.
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Ascension
The belief that the resurrected Christ was taken up into heaven some forty days after crucifixion.
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Assumption
The belief that the body of the Virgin Mary was taking up to heaven and reunited with her soul.
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Avarice
Avarice or Greed is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Often represented as the hoarding of money and other symbols material wealth.
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Baptism
Application of water as a symbolic washing away of sin, as part of the ceremonial initiation into the Christian church.
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Baptismal-Fonts-and-Stoups
The font is where a child or adult is baptised into the church. The ceremony involves immersing, washing, or pouring water over the head of the person being baptised.
A stoup is a similar type of receptacle for water that has been blessed by the priest. These are placed at the entrance of a church for adherents to use in order to make th sign of the cross.
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Biblical Stories and Motifs
This is a list of stories and concepts described in the bible. Accounts from both old and new testament passages are listed here.
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Bishop
A clergyman with the spiritual and administrative powers over a diocese or province of the Church.
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Cain-and-Abel
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Cardinal
A high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope.
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Charity
Charity, along with Hope and Faith, is one of the three qualities that St. Paul, in his letters, associated with salvation. Often portrayed as woman give bread to orphans, or as a pelican that tears at its breast to feeds it young.
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Cherubim
A class of celestial beings in Judaism and Christianity. They are thought to be those closest to God, his direct servants and bodyguards. Cherubim were set to guard the entrance to Eden to preven the return of Adam and Eve.
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Children
Images of children.
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Christ-in-Majesty
Christ as s ruler of the universe. Normally he is in a mandorla and surrounded by other figures and objects.
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Civilian
Lawyers, Merchants, Children, and similar.
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Classical-Architecture
Architectural elements from the classical period of Greece, Rome, and Egypt.
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Clergyman
A member of the clergy. A priest or vicar.
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Clerical
The images here depict Popes, Cardinals, Bishops, Abbots, Monks, and other orders of Clergy.
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Corbels
A piece of masonry, stone, or wood that may be used to carry the weight of a cornice or arch, or may be a purely decorative feature.
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Coronation-of-the-Virgin
A subject in Christian Art where the Virgin Mary is shown being crowned on arrival in heaven, or sat on a throne with a crown beside her son. Though the later depiction is not strictly a crowning it is treated as such here.
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Creation
The creation story as told in Genesis.
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Crucifixion
The execution of Jesus, a critical aspect of Christian theology, leading the doctrine of salvation and atonement.
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Death
Death is usually represented as a skeleton holding a scythe, hourglass, or spade. Sometimes as a skull, or lone horseman
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Demons-and-devils
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Dominions
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Ecce-homo
A bound Jesus Christ wearing the crown of thorns. Ecce Homo (behold the man) is the Latin phrase that Pontius Pilate when Christ was presented to the crowd just before the crucifixion.
The image has been popular in depictions of the Passion in western art particularly during the 15th to 17th centuries.
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Ecclesiastical
Architectural items found within or outside Christian churches. These include fonts, corbels, gargoyles, and windows.
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Epiphany
The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi.
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Farmer
Representations of agricultural workers.
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Flight-into-Egypt
Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus' escape after a warning that King Herod intended to kill all the infants in the area.
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Fortitude
Fortitude is one of the four cardinal virtues of the Ancient World. She symbolizes courage, strength, and endurance. Often portrayed with a column, lionskin, or club of Hercules.
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Gabriel
Archangel that told Mary that she was to bear the son of God.
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Good-Samaritan
One of the parables told by Jesus in Luke 10:30/33.
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Good-Shepherd
A depiction of Jesus as a shepherd that lays down his life for his flock.