The superior of an abbey of monks.
Regarded as the father of the Hebrew nation, Abraham is a central figure in the Book of Genesis. God made a covenant with him, promising that his descendants would become a great nation. Known for his faith, Abraham was tested when God asked him to sacrifice his son Isaac, but his obedience established him as a model of faithfulness in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
In the Genesis creation narrative, Adam and Eve are the first man and woman.
Greek god of beauty and desire.
Sculptures that symbolize and personifies an abstract idea. Typical allegorical figures are Hope, Justice, the Vices and the Virtues.
Angels described in Judaic, Christian, and Muslim religions as the messengers of God.
Angels described in Judaic, Christian, and Muslim religions as the messengers of God. This section also includes demons and devils too.
The announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and bear Jesus Christ.
Apollo is a god in Greek mythology, the twin brother of Artemis.
A principal messenger or envoy sent to proclaim a teaching or mission. In Christian contexts, the term refers especially to the close followers of Jesus who were commissioned to spread his message, most commonly the Twelve and Paul.
Architectural elements such as doors, gargoyles, corbels, fonts, miserichords, wood and stone carving.
Greek goddess of the Moon, hunting, archery, virginity, wilderness, forests, animals, hills and midwifery.
The belief that the resurrected Christ was taken up into heaven some forty days after crucifixion.
The belief that the body of the Virgin Mary was taken up to heaven and reunited with her soul.
Avarice or Greed is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Often represented as the hoarding of money and other symbols material wealth.
The Roman and Greek god of agriculture, wine and fertility
Application of water as a symbolic washing away of sin, as part of the ceremonial initiation into the Christian church.
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.
Images based on the Christian bible. The categories here include saints, angels, and biblical stories.
This is a list of stories and concepts described in the bible. Accounts from both old and new testament passages are listed here.
A clergyman with the spiritual and administrative powers over a diocese or province of the Church.
The two sons of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel are known for the first act of murder in the Bible. Both offered sacrifices to God, but when Abel’s was accepted and Cain’s was not, Cain grew jealous and killed his brother. Their story in Genesis symbolizes the consequences of envy, sin, and the loss of innocence.
In classical architecture, the capital is the uppermost part of a column, serving both a structural and decorative function. It mediates between the column shaft and the load it supports, often the architrave or entablature.
A high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope.
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.
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.
Images of children.
Christ as ruler of the universe.