Index of No name themes.

  • Moses

    A legendary figure who is supposed to have lead the Israelites from Egypt into Canaan, and received the Ten Commandments from God.

  • Musical-Angels

    Based on Psalm 150 angels are supposed to form the heavenly choir and as such are often shown either singing or playing instruments.

  • Musician

    A singer or player of a musical instrument

  • Naos

    The inner sanctuary of a classical temple, often containing an statue of the god.

  • Nativity

    The events surrounding the actual birth of Christ. The Annunciation, and Epiphany are dealt with separately.

  • Noah

    The last of the antediluvian patriachs. Noah was instructed to build an ark in order to save all the animals and his family from a flood.

  • Pan-Faunus

    God of pastures, flocks, the mountain wilds and folk music

  • People

    People named in the Old and New Testament

  • Perseus

    Greek hero famous for killing Medusa.

  • Pieta

    In Christian art a scene where the Virgin Mary is holding the dead body of Jesus.

  • Pope

    The head of the Roman Catholic Church.

  • Portico

    A covered entrance where the roof is supported by a series of columns, normally at the front entrance to a building.

  • Poseidon-Neptune

    The Greek and Roman god of the sea, earthquakes, storms and horses

  • Presentation-in-the-Temple

    In the gospel of Luke, when Jesus is presented at the temple following Mary’s purification, a man called Simeon called him a Light to the World.

  • Prodigal-Son

    The Prodigal Son is a biblical parable illustrating themes of forgiveness, redemption, and unconditional love.

  • Prudence

    Prudence is one of the four cardinal virtues of the Ancient World. Signifying discretion and judgement through reason, prudence often shown avoiding mirrors, and is associated with snakes in Mathew's Gospel.

  • Pulpit

    A raised stand for preachers in a Christian church.

  • Rachel

    Daughter of Laban and Jacob's first wife.

  • Raising-of-Lazarus

    Lazarus the brother of Martha and Mary (of Magdalene) was brought back to life by Jesus four days after he had died.

  • Raphael

    An archangel whose name means "God heals". In the book of Tobit Raphael is the protector of Tobias during his journey to find a cure for Tobit's blindness.

  • Rebecca

    Wife of Isaac, and mother of Jacob and Esau.

  • Resurrection

    Biblical story central to Christianity which tells of Jesus coming back to life after being executed by crucifixion at Golgotha.

  • Saint-Agnes

    3rd century martyr who at the age of 12 or 13 refused to marry the son of the Prefect of Rome, and refused to sacrifice to the Roman gods. Accordingly she was striped and sent to a brothel but escaped being raped by miraculous means. Killed by a sword when the fire she was to have been burnt on didn't burn.

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

  • Saint-Aidan

    Saint Aidan was the first bishop of Lindisfarne. He is credited with restoring Christianity to England.

  • Saint-Alban

    St Alban was a pagan who sheltered a Christian priest from persecution, and subsequently converted to Christianity. He then dressed in the priests clothes and gave himself up in the place of the priest. He has executed on a hill above the town of St Albans.

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

  • Saint-Albinus-of-Angers

    Saint Aubinus (Aubin) was a 6th century French Bishop of Angers, who was born in Brittany. He campaigned against marriages between close family members amongst the aristocracy. According to tradition he paid for the release of captives held by pirates, and for the release of prisoners.

  • Saint-Ambrose

    Late 4th century opponent of Arianism was Archbishop of Milan from 375 to 397

  • Saint-Andrew

    One of the apostles and disciple of Jesus. The brother of St Peter. Founder and first bishop of the church of Byzantium.

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

  • Saint-Anne

    Mother of the Virgin Mary. Often shown teaching the child Mary to read, otherwise she is depicted as a grandmother figure with a young Mary and an infant Jesus.

  • Saint-Anthony-of-Padua

    Born in Portugal in 1195 Anthony became a Franciscan friar, noted for his preaching and knowledge of the bible. He died in Padua in 1231 and was canonized by Pope Gregory IX a year later.

    Anthony of Padua is often depicted in art with an open book on which the Christ child appears.

  • Saint-Apollonia

    Saint Apollonia is one of the virgin martyrs. Tradition is that prior to being killed she had her teeth pulled out.

  • Saint-Augustine
  • Saint-Barbara

    Mythical 3rd century figure who was tortured during the day but whose wounds healed over night and was eventually beheaded by her father.

  • Saint-Barnabas

    Although he was not one of the original twelve Barnabas is considered, because of his preaching, to be one of the apostles of Jesus.

  • Saint-Bartholomew
  • Saint-Benedict

    6th century founder of the monastry at Monte Cassino in 529, the rule he established there became the norm for monastic living throughout Europe.

    See "The Golden Legend" for the medieval life of Saint Benedict.

  • Saint-Bernard-of-Clairvaux

    12th century founder and abbot of the abbey of Clairvaux. A supporter of the cult of the Virgin but not of the Immaculate Conception. Promoted the cause of a failed Second Crusade (1147–49).

  • Saint-Blaise
  • Saint-Catherine-of-Alexandria

    According to tradition, a Christian saint who was martyred in the early 4th century by the emperor Maxentius, who condemned Catherine to death on a spiked wheel.

    See "The Golden Legend" for the medieval life of [no-glossary]St Catherine[/no-glossary].

  • Saint-Christopher

    A 3rd century saint whose name derives from the Latin for "Christ bearer". The legend of St Christopher being that he offered to carry tracellers across a river. One day when carrying a small child the child became heavier and heavier, who revealed himself to be Christ who carried the weight of the world.

    See "The Golden Legend" for the medieval life of [no-glossary]St Christopher[/no-glossary].

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