Index of Aucun nom themes.

  • Saint-Piat

    A 3rd century Belgian missionary that was supposed to have brought Christianity to Chartres and Tournai. Legend is that he was killed by having the top of his skull sliced off.

  • Saint-Roch

    A legendary figure that is supposed to have been the son of the Governor of Montpellier. He is associated with the plague as he was supposed to have been infected whilst caring for the sick, but was cured with the help of a dog that feed him with food that the dog had taken from his master.

  • Saint-Sebastian

    Sebastian was killed during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian (285-305). He is supposed to have been tied to a post and shot with arrows, but healed and then later clubbed to death, and his body thrown into a cess pit, so that it could not be recovered and buried. However, he is supposed to have appeared in a dream to St Lucy who then found his body and had it laid in the catacombs.

    See "The Golden Legend" for the medieval life of Sebastian.

  • Saint-Stephen

    Stephen was the first Christian martyr who was stoned to death by a mob, encouraged by a tax collector called Saul, who would later become Saint Paul the Apostle.

    See "The Golden Legend" for the medieval life of Stephen.

  • Saint-Teresa-of-Ávila

    Teresa was a Spanish mystic and Carmelite nun, who along with St John of the Cross is consider the founder of the mendicant order known as the Barefoot Carmelites.

  • Saint-Theodore-of-Amasea

    4th century Roman soldier who refused to make a sacrifice in a pagan temple and had his flesh torn off.

  • Saint-Thomas

    One of the apostles of Jesus, noted for having questioned the Resurrection.

    See "The Golden Legend" for the medieval life of saint Thomas.

  • Saint-Thomas-Becket

    Archbishop of Canterbury who opposed Henry II of England, and was killed in Canterbury Cathedral by two knights from Henry's court, in 1170.

  • Saint-Timothy

    First century bishop of Ephesus who was a follower of St Paul, and the recipient of Paul's Epistles to Timothy.

  • Saint-Vincent

    Patron saint of winemakers, was a Spanish martyr from the 3rd century. Legend is that his donkey eat the leaves of some vines and that those vines produced the best wine. He is supposed to have been killed by being roasted on a gridiron.

    See "The Golden Legend" for the medieval life of saint Vincent.

  • Saint-Vincent-Paul

    17th century French priest. He was taken captive by Turkish pirates, he became a dedicated to helping the poor, and galley slaves.

  • Saints

    People and entities commonly described or once thought of as saints in Christian beliefs.

    The images of many of these figures follow a consistent theme showing a particular aspect of their life history, or of their death. As such the symbolism within the image made recognition of saint possible in different compositions.

    Often the donor of a statue, painting, or stained glass window, would incorporate an image of a saint associated with the person commissioning the work.

  • Salvator-Mundi

    Christ as Saviour of the World. Theme in Christian art where Christ is holding an orb or globe representing the world, and his right hand raised giving a blessing.

  • Sarah
  • Satyr

    Satyrs are a mythical creature that are usually companions of Dionysus and Pan.

  • Saul

    The first King of Israel anointed by the prophet Samuel.

  • Seraphim

    A class of celestial beings in Judaism and Christianity. The name is derived from the Hebrew verb saraph ("to consume with fire").

  • Sermon-on-the-Mount

    Images depicting the story of the Surmon on the Mount, including the miracle of feeding the five thousand.

  • Servant

    Person that serves another person of a lower rank.

  • Simeon

    According to the Gospel of St Luke when Jesus was presented to the temple Simeon who had received a promise that we would not die before he had seen the Messiah, took Jesus into his arms and called him a Light to the World.

  • Simon-the-Zealot

    One of the twelve apostles, of whom little is known.

  • Soldier

    None medieval military figure of any rank.

  • Solomon

    King of Israel and builder of the first temple in Jerusalem, and noted for his wisdom. Supposed to have controlled a rich empire but no archeological evidence has been found.

  • Teaching-the-Virgin-to-Read
  • Temperance

    Temperance is one of the four cardinal virtues of the Ancient World. Often depicted with water with which the fire of lust is extinguished.

  • Thomas-Aquinas

    Italian Dominican theologian, and one of the most important medieval philosophers.

  • Three-Marys-at-the-Tomb
  • Tobias

    Son of Toby and Anna. Sent to recover money from Media. Accompanied by his dog, he meets with the archangel Raphael, marries Sarah, and finds a cure for Toby's blindness.

  • Tree-of-Jesse

    A depiction of the ancestors of Christ starting from the father of King David, Jesse of Bethlehem.

  • Triton
  • Tympanum

    The triangular space over a door between the lintel and the arch.

  • Venus-Aphrodite

    The Roman and Greek goddess of love, and beauty.

  • Virgin-Mary

    Mother of Christ.

  • Visitation

    The visit to Hebron by the Virgin Mary to St Elizabeth who was pregnant with John the Baptist.

  • Wedding-at-Cana

    Representation of Christ's miracle of turning water into wine.

  • Weighing-of-Souls

    In Christian theology the souls of the dead are weighed so as to judge them. This is based on the theory that sin is heavy and thus those that do not pass the test are destined for hell.

  • Widows-Son
  • Windows

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  • Women

    Representations of women.

  • Zechariah

    Zechariah was a priest in temple in Jerusalem who performed the incense offering. He was married to St Elizabeth and the father of John the Baptist.

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