For All the Saints :  Parish Art Project Resources

Symbols of the Saints

Stumped on what to put on your “stained glass” window panel? You might consider using the traditional symbols for your “name saint,” as shown. Of course, you are more than welcome to use symbols that express your owns interests and journey as a Saint of God!

The following information is from Wikipedia.

Click here for another source for inspiration and symbols . Have fun!


Return to Art Project page

Acathius

crown of thorns

Agatha

tongs or shears, veil, bells, two breasts on a plate

Agnes

lamb

Ambrose

bees, beehive, dove, ox,pen

Andrew

transverse cross

Anne, grandmother of Jesus

door,book, red robe and green mantle

Anthony the Great

monk's habit, bell, pig

Anthony of Padua

Infant Jesus, bread, book, lily

Augustine of Hippo

dove, child, shell, pen, book

Barbara

tower, ciborium, cannon

Bartholomew

knife

Benedict

broken cup, raven, bell, crosier, bush

Bernard of Clairvaux

pen, bees, instruments of the Passion

Bernardine of Siena

tablet or sun inscribed with IHS, three mitres

Blaise

wax, taper (candle), iron comb

Bonaventure

communion, ciborium, cardinal's hat

Boniface

oak, axe, book, fox, scourge,fountain, raven, sword

Bridget of Sweden

book, pilgrim's staff

Brigid of Kildare

cow

Catherine

wheel, a crown

Catherine of Ricci

ring, crown, crucifix

Catherine of Siena

stigmata, cross, ring, lily

Cecilia

organ

Charles Borromeo

cardinal's robes, communion

Christopher

giant crudely dressed, torrent, tree, branch or large staff, Carrying the Child Jesus on shoulder

Clare of Assisi

monstrance

Clement

anchor, fish, Mariner's Cross

Corbinian

saddled bear

Cosmas and Damian

a phial, box of ointment

Cyriacus

deacon's vestments

Daniel

lion

Denis

head in hands

David of Wales

harp

Dorothy of Caesarea

flowers

Dominic

rosary, star

Edmund the Martyr

quiver of arrows

Saint Eligius

bishop portrayed with a crosier in his right hand, on the open palm of his left a miniature church of chased gold; with a hammer,anvil, and horseshoe; or with a horse

Elijah

cave

Elizabeth of Hungary

alms, flowers, bread, the poor, pitcher

Emilianus

monk on horseback

Elizabeth of Portugal

crown

Erasmus

windlass

Eustace

hunting clothes, stag, bull, crucifix, horn, oven

Francis of Assisi

wolf,birds, fish, skull, stigmata

Francis Xavier

crucifix, bell, vessel[disambiguation needed]

Gabriel

is archangel, trumpet, armour, wings, scroll stating "Ave Maria Gratia Plena"

Genevieve

bread, keys, herd, cattle

George

dragon,soldier or knight in armour, often on white horse, especially in the East

Gertrude of Nivelles

crown, taper, lily,mouse

Giles

Benedictine habit, hind

Gregory the Great

Papal Tiara, crosier, dove (often portrayed at his ear)

Helena

cross

Hippolytus of Rome

papal tiara

Hippolytus the soldier

military garb, horse's harness

Honoratus of Amiens

baker's peel or shovel; bishop with a large Host; bishop with three Hosts on a baker's shovel; loaves

Ignatius of Antioch

a bishop surrounded by lions or in chains

Ignatius of Loyola

Eucharist, chasuble, book, cross.

Saint Iria

palm of martyrdom

Isidore

bees, pen, book

Ivo of Kermartin

depicted as a lawyer, holding a document, in legal dress.

James, son of Zebedee

pilgrim's staff, scallop shell, key, sword

James, son of Alphaeus / James the Just

square rule, halberd, club, saw

Jerome

lion, cardinal clothing, cross, skull, books and writing material

Joan of Arc

shield, Cross of Lorraine

Joanna

lamb

John Berchmans

Rule of Saint Ignatius, cross, rosary

John Chrysostom

bees, dove, pen

John of God

alms, heart, crown of thorns

John the Baptist

lamb, head on a platter, animal skin (the camel-skin coat of the Gospels), often portrayed carryiing a long crudely made cross

John the Evangelist

eagle, chalice sometimes with a snake in it, kettle, book

Joseph, spouse of Mary

Infant Jesus, lily, rod, plane,carpenter's square

Jude

sword, square rule, club, ship

Justin Martyr

axe, sword

Juthwara

round soft cheese

Knut of Denmark

Nordic king with royal insignia, dagger, lance or arrow.

Lawrence

cross, book of the Gospels, gridiron, palm frond, purse of money

Leander of Seville

pen

Leonard of Noblac

lock, chain, manacles or fetters

Liborius

pebbles, peacock

Louis IX of France

crown of thorns, nails

Lucy

cord, eyes on a dish, lamp

Luke

ox, book, brush, palette

Margaret

dragon in chains

Mark

winged lion, book

Martha

holy water sprinkler, dragon

Martin of Tours

goose

Mary Magdalene

jar of ointment

Matilda

purse, alms

Matthew

winged man, purse, lance

Maurus

scales, spade, crutch

Michael

scales, banner, sword, dragon

Monica

girdle, tears

Nicholas

three purses or balls, anchor, boat, child

Oda of Scotland

depicted wearing a long blue gown with one shoulder bare; usually carries a staff or a book; always shown with a magpie on her hand and a crown under her feet

Pantaleon

nailed hands

Patrick

cross, harp, serpent, baptismal font, demons, shamrock

Paul

sword, book or scroll, horse

Peter

keys, boat, rooster, short silver hair

Petronilla

set of keys, dolphin

Philip the Apostle

column

Philip Neri

lily

Philomena

anchor

Quentin

Seven-pointed star

Quiteria

depicted with a dog on a lead; depicted with her head in her hands, emerging from the sea.

Raphael

fish

Rita of Casica

roses, roses and figs,crucifix, thorn, sometimes with a wound in her forehead

Roch

angel, dog, bread

Rose of Lima

crown of thorns, anchor, city

Sebastian

arrows, crown

Simon

crossed oars, saw

Teresa of Avila

heart, arrow, book

Theodore

crocodile

Therese of Lisieux

roses entwining a crucifix

Thomas Aquinas

chalice monstrance, dove, ox

Thomas the Apostle

lance, axe

Thomas More

axe

Tudwal

dragon

Urban

portrayed in art after his beheading, with the papal tiara near him

Urban of Langres

bishop with a bunch of grapes or a vine at his side; a book with a wine vessel on it

Ursicinus

book and fleur-de-lys

Ursus of Aosta

birds on his shoulder; wearing fur pelisse in a religious habit

Vedastus

wolf carrying a goose in its mouth; child; bear

Victor of Marseilles

windmill

Vincent de Paul

children

Vincent Ferrer

pulpit, cardinal's hat, trumpet, captives

Vitus

cross

William of Montevergine

wolf and pastoral crook

Winnoc

hand-mill, bridge, grinding corn

Wolfgang of Regensburg

a church building with an adze lodged in the roof, a wolf

Francis Xavier

crab with a cross

Yrieix

Bishop's Mitre

Zachary

Making peace with King Luitprand. Sometimes he may have an olive branch and a dove over him

Zenobius

flowering tree; bringing a dead man or child back to life

Return to Art Project page


Return to St. James' Home Page