Image		History	Depictions/Attributes	Examples
Abraham		Abraham features in the Book of Genesis as the founding patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Midianites and Edomite peoples. He is widely regarded as the patriarch of Jews, Christians, and Muslims and a prime believer in monotheism. Genesis 22:1-24 is the story of Abraham and Isaac Genesis 14:18-20 is the story of Abraham and Melchisedech. Also see Melchisedech below.	Abraham, Isaac and angel	Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport Abraham portrait St. John's Grace Episcopal Church St. John the Evangelist RC Church St. Joseph RC Cathedral
Acanthus leaf		See Illustrated Architecture Dictionary: Acanthus leaf
Acorn			Symbol of fertility and life.
Adam and Eve		See Garden of Eden below
Aeneas		Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Venus. His father was also the second cousin of King Priam of Troy. The journey of Aeneas from Troy, (led by Venus, his mother) which led to the founding of the city Rome, is recounted in Virgil's Aeneid. - Source: Wikipedia: Aeneas		Sculpture: Museum at Delphi, Greece
Alpha and Omega		"I am the alpha and the omega": an appellation of God in the Book of Revelation (verses 1:8, 21:6, and 22:13). Its meaning is found in the fact that Alpha (?) and Omega (O) are respectively the first and last letters of the Classical (Ionic) Greek alphabet. This would be similar to referring to someone in English as "the A to Z". This phrase is interpreted by many Christians to mean that Jesus existed from eternity (as the second person of the Trinity), and will exist eternally.		Mosaic: Delaware Avenue Baptist Church Stained glass: Westminster Presbyterian Church
Amen /Amun/ Amon/ Amen-Re/ Amon-Ra/ Amon-Re		See Illustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Amen
Anchor		Christian symbol for hope. In cemetaries, commonly used in the 18th and 19th centuries to represent the deceased's seafaring profession. Also used, often wrapped in vines, to represent firm Christian faith.	Christian's hope in Christ	Sculpture: Blocher Monument, Forest Lawn Cemetery Stained glass: Unitarian Universalist Church
Angels		See: Angels with musical instruments below Saint Michael below Saint Gabriel below Angels - Misc. below
Angels - Misc. See also: Angels with musical instruments below Saint Michael below Saint Gabriel below				Stained glass: Trinity Episcopal Church Hardman window Trinity Episcopal Church Gibson's Sons window Trinity Episcopal Church LaFarge window
Angels with musical instruments See also: Saint Michael below Saint Gabriel below Angels - Misc. above		Revelation 8:2 ...seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. Revelation 15:2-3 They held harps given them by God and sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb.	Depicted in choir loft rose windows, sometimes with Saint Cecilia playing an organ (See illustration above)	Stained glass: Felician Sisters Convent Chapel Corpus Christi RC Church First Presbyterian Church, Lockport With lute and cymbals First Presbyterian Church, Lockport With organ and harp First Presbyterian Church, Lockport With trumpets Trinity RC Church Felician Sisters Convent Chapel St. John's Grace Episcopal Church
Ankh		See llustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Ankh
Annunciation See also Saint Mary		In Christianity, the revelation to Mary, the mother of Jesus by the angel Gabriel that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God. Luke,1: 26-38	Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary Often includes the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove	Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport Westminster Presbyterian Church St. Joseph RC Cathedral St. Joseph RC Cathedral St. John the Evangelist RC Church Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica Santa Maria De Ricci Church, Florence, Italy
Anubis		See llustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Anubis
Apostles, Commissioning of		"And he [Jesus] said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." - Mark 16:15	Jesus with apostles	Stained glass: First Presbyterian Church, Lockport
Apostles' Creed		New Advent: Apostles' Creed		Sculpture: Blessed Trinity RC Church
Ascension		Mark 16:14-19 14 Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven [apostles] as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen... 19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Acts 1:1-14 10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men [interpreted as angels] dressed in white stood beside them. 11 "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven." The Catholic and Orthodox traditional view is that Mary was also present at the Ascension, following her mention in Acts 1:14.		Stained glass: St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral Saints Peter and Paul RC Church Trinity Episcopal Church
Assumption of Mary into Heaven		See Saint Mary below
Athena		Greek goddess See Wikipedia: Athena	Goddess of wisdom	Sculpture: Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece
Baptism of Jesus		Matthew 3:13-17 (New International Version): 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" 15 Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."	Jesus, John, Holy Spirit as a dove and the voice of God the Father	Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport Saints Peter and Paul RC Church (Mazur) St. Joseph's RC Cathedral Blessed Trinity RC Church Westminster Presbyterian Church Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica Saints Peter and Paul RC Church (Andrle)
Beatitudes				Stained glass: Westminster Presbyterian Church
Birth of Christ		See Nativity below
Blue		Traditional color for both Christ and the Virgin Mary. Heaven and heavenly love.
Caduceus		See Illustrated Architecture Dictionary: Caduceus
Cana, Marriage at		John 2:1-11: Jesus turns water into wine		Stained glass: Westminster Presbyterian Church St. Joseph RC Cathedral
Celtic knot, cross		See Illustrated Architecture Dictionary: Celtic
Chalice		Symbol of Christian Faith. The Chalice may represent Charity on the "Faith, Hope, Charity" triumvariate.		Stained glass: Trinity Episcopal Church
Chestnut tree		Symbolizes Justice, Honesty and Chastity		Terra cotta: Ansonia Building
Children, Christ with		Luke 18:16, "Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs." Mark 10:13-16		Stained glass: First Presbyterian Church, Lockport Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Chapel Westminster Presbyterian Church St. John's Grace Episcopal Church Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica Corpus Christi RC Church
Christ		See: Shepherds Visit Baby Jesus Epiphany (Magi) Jesus Found in the Temple / Christ the Teacher Presentation of the of the Infant Jesus in the Temple Jesus learning carpentry /The Holy Family Baptism by John the Baptist Christ with Children Marriage at Cana Miracle of Loaves and Fishes Christ as the Good Shepherd Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well Sermon on the Mount Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman Last Supper Stations of the Cross Crucifixion Resurrection Transfiguration Ascension Christ in Mandorla Pantocrator Sacred Heart PX Trinity
Christ the Teacher		See Jesus Found in the Temple below
Circle		Symbolizes infinity, the universe, God, eternity, perfection, the year, heaven Squares and circles seem to have almost universal significance in symbolizing finite and infinite earth and heaven matter and spirit earth and heaven Important in deign and interpretation of rose windows (See Illustrated Architecture Dictionary: Rose window)
Column		See Illustrated Architecture Dictionary: Column
Commandments		See Moses below
Creation		7 Day version: Genesis 1-2:3 Adam and Eve version: Genesis 2:4-3:24	Universe Adam, Eve, (Serpent)	Stained glass: Westminster Presbyterian Church St. John's Grace Episcopal Church St. John the Evangelist RC Church
Crucifixion		According to Matthew 27:54-55, the following were present at the Crucifixion: Mary Magdalene Mary the mother of James (the Less) and Joses Mother of Zebedee's children. Roman centurions Mark 15:40 adds Salome to those present at the Crucifixion. In John 19: 26-27, the evangelist adds, "When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, ìWoman, behold your son!" 27 Then He said to the disciple, ìBehold your mother!î And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home." (The disciple is interpreted as John.)		Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral Westminster Presbyterian Church St. Joseph's RC Cathedral St. John's Grace Episcopal Church Mary and John at the foot of the cross St. John the Evangelist RC Church Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica Sculpture: Blessed Trinity RC Church
Cypress tree		Cypress was the first choice for Iranian Gardens.. The oldest living Cypress is the Sarv-e-Abarkooh in Iran's Yazd Province. Its age is estimated to be approximately 4000 years. In Greek mythology, the cypress is associated with the underworld, grief and mourning. Ancient Roman funerary rites used it extensively. See Wikipedia: Cypress tree	Reference to death
Daniel		Christians refer to Daniel as one of the four major prophets.( Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekie) Book of Daniel		Stained glass: Westminster Presbyterian Church
David, King David		The Book of Samuel is the primary source of information on his life and reign; there is little archaeological evidence to confirm the Bible's picture of David Jewish tradition posits that the Psalms are the work of David (seventy-three Psalms are with David's name), based on the writings of ten ancient psalmists	David Playing a Harp David and Goliath David and Saul David and Bathsheba	Stained glass: First Presbyterian Church, Lockport Playing a harp Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport With harp Westminster Presbyterian Church Playing a harp
Deborah		A prophet and the only woman Judge of Israel, with Barak. Overcame King Jabin of the Canaanites in a battle (Book of Judges: 4 and 5).		Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport
Dolphin		See Illustrated Architecture Dictionary: Dolphin
Dove, Holy Spirit See also Pentecost below		In Genesis in the Bible, Noah sends out a dove after the flood. In the New Testament a dove is the symbol of the Holy Spirit. Luke 2.24: "... offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of doves or two young pigeons." In Islam, doves and the pigeon clan in general are respected and favoured because they are believed to have assisted the prophet of Islam, Muhammad in distracting his enemies outside the cave of Thaw'r in the great Hijra.	Symbol for the Holy Spirit.	Stained glass: First Presbyterian Church, Lockport Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Westminster Presbyterian Church
8 (eight)		Winds of heaven
Elijah		Prophet in Israel in the 9th century BC. He appears in the Hebrew Bible, Talmud, Mishnah, Christian Bible, and the Qur'an. According to the Books of Kings, Elijah raised the dead, brought fire down from the sky, and ascended into heaven in a chariot		Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport Trinity Episcopal Church
Epiphany, Magi		"To manifest" or "to show" Christian festival, observed on January 6, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles in the persons of the Magi; Twelfth-day. Matthew 2:1-12 Luke 2:1-20	Because three gifts were recorded, there are traditionally said to have been three Magi.	Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport St. Joseph RC Cathedral First Presbyterian Church, Lockport Westminster Presbyterian Church Westminster Presbyterian Church St. Joseph's RC Cathedral Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd St. John the Evangelist RC Church Trinity Episcopal Church
Evangelists		See: Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Eye of Horus
Eye of Providence / the All-seeing Eye		Symbol showing an eye surrounded by rays of light and usually enclosed by a triangle (symbol of the Trinity.) It is sometimes interpreted as representing the eye of God keeping watch on humankind Cf., One Dollar bill. (reverse of Great Seal of the United States) Cf., Eye of Horus Cf., Freemasonry symbol For more information and illustrations, see Wikipedia: Eye of Providence		Stained glass: Trinity Episcopal Church
Festoon		See Festoon	Commonly found in cemeteries Saintliness and glory Vicory in death
Fleur-de-lis				Sculpture: Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
4 (Four)		Seasons Square Elements (wind, earth, fire, air) Rivers in Genesis Evangelists - See Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Fourteen Holy Helpers		The are a group of saints venerated together in Roman Catholicism because their intercession was thought to be particularly effective, especially against various diseases. This group of Nothelfer ("helpers in need") originated in the 14th century at first in the Rhineland, largely as a result of the epidemic (probably of bubonic plague) that became known as the Black Death. List includes St. George (see below) See a list on Widipedia: Fourteen Holy Helpers
Garden of Eden				Painting: Blessed Trinity RC Church Stained glass: St. John the Evangelist RC Church
Good Samaritan, Parable of		Luke10: 25-37.	Father and returning son	Wood carving: Westminster Presbyterian Church
Good Shepherd, Christ as		Psalm 23 John 10:11:  "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."	Christ depicted with a flock of sheep	Stained glass: Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Plymouth Methodist Church / Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum St. John's Grace Episcopal Church First Presbyterian Church, Lockport Unitarian Universalist Church Trinity Episcopal Church
Grapes		Grapes are symbolic of Holy Communion and of the blood shed by Jesus on the cross Last Supper: Matthew 26: 17-35		Stained glass: Unitarian Universalist Church Trinity Episcopal Church
Griffin		See llustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Griffin
Halo			Christ's halo is generally a cruciform halo. Mary's halo sometimes contains stars as a reminder of her status of Queen of the Heavens.
Hercules, Heracles		Roman hero. Greek name: Heracles. See Wikipedia: Hercules		Sculpture: Museum at Delphi, Greece
Hermes /Mercury		Messenger of the gods in Greek mythology as well as a guide to the Underworld for lost souls. An Olympian god, he is also the patron of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of thieves and road travelers, of orators and wit, of literature and poets, of athletics, of weights and measures, of invention, of general commerce, and of the cunning of thieves and liars. His symbols include the tortoise, the cock, the winged sandals, and the caduceus. The analogous Roman deity is Mercury. In contemporary society, Mercury is used as the FTD flower delivery icon.		Sculpture: Ellicott Square Building
Holy Family		See Jesus Learning Carpentry below
Holy Spirit		See Dove above
Horus		llustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Horus
IHS		Christogram: IHS are the first 3 letters in Jesus' name in Greek: iota, eta, and sigma. (A Christogram is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a Christian symbol.) Also, "IHS" in Latin stands for "IN HOC SANCTIS," which means "in this sacred place,, or, in English, "In His Service," or " I Have Suffered."	IHS	Stained glass: First Presbyterian Church, Lockport
Immaculate Heart of Mary		"Physical heart of Blessed Virgin Mary as a symbol of Mary's interior life" - Wikipedia: Immaculate Heart of Mary	Heart is pierced with seven wounds or swords	Sculpture: Felician Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent Chapel
Iris		Symbol for Mary
Isaiah		Isaiah is the main figure in the Biblical Book of Isaiah, and is traditionally considered to be its author. He was an 8th-century BC Judean prophet. Christianity regards Isaiah as a saint and as prophet. Judaism considers the Book of Isaiah a part of its canon, and regards Isaiah as the first of the major prophets. In Islam, Isaiah is also believed to be a Prophet. The book of Isaiah contains many prophecies that are interpreted by Christians as being about the Messiah Jesus Christ.	Associated with Mary because of Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Depicted with an angel holding a piece of burning coal to his lips with tongs because of Isaiah 6:6-7	Stained glass: First Presbyterian Church, Lockport Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport St. John the Evangelist RC Church Unitarian Universalist Church Painting: Blessed Trinity RC Church
Isis		See llustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Isis
Jacob		Genesis 25-50		Stained glass: Westminster Presbyterian Church
Jairus' Daughter		Luke 8: 40-42, 49-56: 53 They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. [54] But he took her by the hand and said, "My child, get up!"		Stained glass: St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral
Jesus		See: Christ above
Jesus Annointed by a Sinful Woman		Luke 7:36-50 37When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, 38and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.		Stained glass: Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica
Jesus Learning Carpentry (from Joseph) / The Holy Family		No direct evidence in the Bible	The boy Jesus often is carving a cross.	Stained glass: St. John's Grace Episcopal Church St. Joseph RC Cathedral Westminster Presbyterian Church Corpus Christi RC Church
Jesus Teaching in the Temple		Luke 2:39-52: 12-year-old Jesus teaches in the Jerusalem Temple		Stained glass: Felician Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent Chapel Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd St. John's Grace Episcopal Church Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Westminster Presbyterian Church Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica
John the Baptist		See Baptism of Jesus above
Joseph		See Saint Joseph below
Lamp		"The lamp is most often used to represent the Word of God. ... It may also be used as a symbol of wisdom taken from the parable of the wise and foolish virgins in Matthew 25. ... The lamp was associated in the Old Testament with worship, where it symbolized God's presence. ... A lamp can also represent life itself, or the Holy Spirit's indwelling. An interesting use of the word "lamp" in the Old Testament comes from several references to God's promise to preserve King David's descendants ("maintain a lamp").... It is also an emblem of several saints. The lamp is sometimes portrayed as an oil lamp more common in the land of Palestine." - Symbols of Christian Art and Architecture	A symbol of Immortality of the Spirit; illuminates the word of God.	Stained glass: Unitarian Universalist Church Trinity Episcopal Church
Last Judgement
Last Supper		Matthew 26: 17-35		Stained glass: St. John the Evangelist RC Church
Laurel wreath		See Laurel leaves	Victory
Lily		Represents purity or refers to Virgin Mary		Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport First Presbyterian Church, Lockport Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport
Lincoln, Abraham				Sculpture: Lincoln Parkway Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Lafayette Square Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Museum
Lion		See llustrated Architecture Dictionary: Lion
Loaves and fishes, Miracle of		Matthew 14:13-21		Stained glass: St. John's Grace Episcopal Church Westminster Presbyterian Church St. Joseph RC Cathedral
Lord's Prayer		Luke 11:2-4 Matthew 6:9-15		Sculpture: Blessed Trinity RC Church Stained glass: Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Malachi		The last of the minor prophets of David, and the writer of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Christian edition Old Testament canon		Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport 1855 window Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport 1976 window
Melchisedech / Melchizedek		Genesis 14:18-20: 18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19 and he blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. 20 And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.		Stained glass: St. John the Evangelist RC Church St. Joseph RC Cathedral
Mandala		Any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation. A traditional design often utilizing the circle - symbol of the cosmos - and the square - symbol of the man-made world. Mandalas generally exhibit a center, radial symmetry, and cardinal points. In Christianity, forms which are evocative of mandalas include the following: celtic cross rosary halo aureole oculi Crown of Thorns rose windows See Illustrated Architecture Dictionary: Rose window		Sand drawings: Buffalo Museum of Science Stained glass: Illustrated Architecture Dictionary: Rose window
Mandorla		Painted or sculpted form, which enclosed a personage in order to enhance it. "Mandorla is ... an aureola which surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary in traditional Christian art. It is especially used to frame the figure of Christ in Majesty in early medieval and Romanesque art, as well as Byzantine art of the same periods. The term refers to the almond like shape: "mandorla" means almond nut in Italian. In icons of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the mandorla is used to depict sacred moments which transcend time and space, such as the Resurrection [and] Transfiguration." - Wikipedia: Mandorla		Stained glass: St. John's Grace Episcopal Church Christ Corpus Christi RC Church Christ Saints Peter and Paul RC Church Christ St. Joseph RC Cathedral Mary
Mary, Virgin		See Saint Mary below
Mercury		See Hermes /Mercury above
Months
Moses and the Ten Commandments		Exodus 19:23-20:17		Stained glass: Westminster Presbyterian Church Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport St. John's Grace Episcopal Church St. John the Evangelist RC Church Sculpture: Temple Beth Zion First letter of each commandment Blessed Trinity RC Church Trinity Episcopal Church
Muses		Nine goddesses who inspire the creation of literature and the arts. According to Hesiod's Theogony (seventh century BC), they were daughters of Zeus. Muse Domain Icon Calliope Epic poetry Writing tablet Clio History Scrolls Erato Lyric poetry Cithara Euterpe Music Aulos Melpomene Tragedy Tragic mask Polyhymnia Choral poetry Veil Terpsichore Dance Lyre Thalia Comedy Comic mask Urania Astronomy Globe and compass
Nativity / Shepherds		Nativity /Magi: See Epiphany above Luke 2:8-17		Stained glass: Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica Apse window Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica Clerestory window
Nicodemus		John 3:1-21: 1 Now there came a man of the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus, a member of the council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could do the miraculous signs that you do unless God were with him.î 3 Jesus replied, ìI tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God....."	Christ with Nicodemus holding a lantern at night	Stained glass: First Presbyterian Church, Lockport Westminster Presbyterian Church
Nike Athena		Name means "Victory." Nike is seen with wings in most statues and paintings, Goddess who personified triumph throughout the ages of the ancient Greek culture. She is known as the Winged Goddess of Victory. She placed a laurel leaf wreath on the haed of Olympic winners.	Triumph	Sculpture: Ellicott Square Building
Nike of Samothrace / Winged Victory of Samothrace		Prominently displayed at the Louvre and is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world.	Victory	Sculpture: Louvre, Paris, France Conservatory. Darwin D. Martin House Complex
Noah and the Flood		Gen. 6-8		Stained glass: St. Joseph RC Cathedral
Oak			Strength
Obelisk		SeeIllustrated Architecture Dictionary.: Obelisk	Timelessness and memorialization
Omphalos		In Greek mythology, the naval or center of the world. See Wikipedia: Omphalos		Statue: Museum at Delphi, Greece
Osiris		See llustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Osiris
Palms, palm tree		Associated with Jesus' entry into Jerusalem	The Palm signifies victory over death and rejoicing.	Stained glass: Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Trinity Episcopal Church
Palm Sunday			Victory over death	Stained glass: Westminster Presbyterian Church
Pantocrator		Representation of Christ in glory located in a "mandorla" (see above) and surrounded by the symbols of the four evangelists (the "Tetramorphous") and by angels or saints. A painting of Christ holding the gospel book that dominates the center of the dome of a church showing him as almighty God, Lord of the Universe.		Painting: New Cathedral of Saint Andrew Patra, Greece Cemetery Chapel Olympia, Greece
Peacock			Immortality through resurrection. Glory, immortality, royalty, incorruptibility, and pride.	Stained glass: Grace Millard Knox House
Pelican and chicks		Just as a pelican mother pecks its own breast for blood to feed her young, Jesus sacrificed his blood for mankind	Pelican mother feeding her chicks	Sculpture: St. Ann RC Church Stained glass: St. Joseph's RC Cathedral Trinity Episcopal Church
Pentecost		Acts 2		Stained glass: St. John the Evangelist RC Church Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica
Poseidon		Greek god of the sea See Wikipedia: Poseidon		Sculpture: Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece
Presentation of the of the infant Jesus in the Temple		Luke 2:22-39	a	Stained glass: Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd St. Joseph RC Cathedral Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica
PX		Chi Rho (pronunciation): "The Chi Rho is one of the earliest christograms used by Christians. It is formed by superimposing the first two letters in the Greek spelling of the word Christ Although not technically a cross, the Chi Rho invokes the crucifixion of Jesus as well as symbolizing his status as the Christ. There is early evidence of the Chi Rho symbol on Christian Rings of the third century." - Wikipedia: Chi Rho (A Christogram is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a Christian symbol.)		Stained glass: First Presbyterian Church, Lockport Mosaic: Delaware Avenue Baptist Church
Quatrefoil		See Illustrated Architecture Dictionary: Quatrefoil
Ra, Re		See Illustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Sun god
Resurrection		Matthew 28:1-10 (An angel tells "Mary Magdalene and the other Mary" that Jesus "has risen.") Mark 16:1-8 (A young man dressed in a white robe tells "Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome that Jesus "has risen.") Christians annually celebrate the resurrection of Jesus at Easter, although There is no scriptural basis for this.		Stained glass: St. Joseph's RC Cathedral Saints Peter and Paul RC Church Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd St. John the Evangelist RC Church Trinity Episcopal Church Saints Peter and Paul RC Church
Revelation, Book of		Online		Murals: St. John the Evangelist RC Church Rev 4, 12
River		Symbolizes passage of life, e.g., in the windows of Tiffany Studios
Rose window		See Illustrated Architecture Dictionary: Rose window
Ruth		Great-grandmother of King David, a widowed Moabite woman who followed her mother-in-law, Naomi, to Bethlehem, where she worked in the wheat fields of Boaz, her future husband.		Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport Painting: Blessed Trinity RC Church
Sacred Heart of Jesus			"Flaming heart shining with divine light, pierced by the lance-wound, surrounded by a crown of thorns, surmounted by a cross and bleeding. Sometimes the image is over Jesus' body with his wounded hands pointing at the heart. The wounds and crown of thorns allude to the manner of Jesus' death, while the fire represents the transformative power of love." - Wikipedia	Painting: Blessed Trinity RC Church Stained glass: Felician Sisters Convent Chapel St. Joseph RC Cathedral
Sacred Heart of Mary		See Immaculate Heart of Mary above
Saint Adelhide, Adelaide		931-999 Holy Roman Empress and perhaps the most prominent European woman of the 10th century. For more information, see Wikipedia: Adelaide of Italy 11/5/09		Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church
Saint Amelia		Saint Amelia, who lived from approximately 741 to 772, is the patron saint of farmers, fishermen and those who suffer from pain in the arm or shoulder. Amelia resided as a nun at the womenís Benedictine abbey of Münster-Bilzen, Belgium. In the Belgian town of Temsche, Amelia founded a church that was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Source		Saints Peter and Paul RC Church, HAMBURG (Andrle)
Saint Andrew		Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. Both he and his brother Peter were fishermen by trade. The Gospel of John teaches that Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, whose testimony first led him and John the Evangelist to follow Jesus (John 1:35-40). Andrew at once recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and hastened to introduce him to his brother (John 1:41). Patron of Scotland. Andrew is said to have been martyred by crucifixion at Patras on an X-shaped cross and commonly known as "Saint Andrew's Cross" or saltire or saltier. See also: Saints.SQPN: Saint Andrew the Apostle	Saltire or saltier	Statue: Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church St. John's Grace Episcopal Church Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport
Saint Ann (Anne)		Mother of the Virgin Mary, according to Christian tradition, and, thereby, grandmother of Jesus. According to the apocryphal Gospel of James, Anne and her husband Joachim, after years of childlessness, were visited by an angel who told them that they would conceive a child. She is normally shown as present at the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the Circumcision of Christ. In Western iconography, Anne may be recognized by her depiction in red robe and green mantle, often holding a book.	Present at the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the Circumcision of Christ. Wears red robe and green mantle, often holding a book.	Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church St. Ann RC Church St. Joseph RC Cathedral Sculpture: Felician Sisters Convent Chapel
Saint Anthony of Padua		Anthony entered the Augustinian Abbey of St. Vincent on the outskirts of Lisbon, but later joined the Franciscan order. He was known as a gifted preacher: the crowd of people which came to hear him frequently numbered 30,000 and more. He died at the age of thirty-six years in 1231. Both St. Francis and the Infant Jesus appeared to St. Francis. St. Anthony and the Donkey: See Catholic-pages.com: St Anthony and the Real Presence	Wears habit of the Franciscan order. With fish because St. Anthony once preached to the fish Lily stalk / Flaming heart / With Christ Child who sometimes appears in a book With donkey	Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church Felician Sisters Convent Chapel Receiving Jesus from Mary Corpus Christi RC Church With donkey
Saint Barbara		Perhaps best known as the patron saint of artillerymen, military engineers, miners and others who work with explosives because of her old legend's association with lightning, and also of mathematicians and architects. Barbara -- one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers -- was the beautiful daughter of a rich and powerful pagan named Dioscuros. She grew up in Nikomedia (in modern Turkey). To keep her a virgin, her father locked her in a tower when he was away, a tower with only two windows. Upon his return from one journey, he found three windows in the tower instead of two. When he asked Barbara about this, she confessed that she'd become a Christian after being baptized by a priest disguised as a physician, and that she'd asked that a third window be made as a symbol of the Holy Trinity. She was then denounced by her father, who was ordered by the local authorities to put her to behead her. When he dealt the death blow, he was immediately struck by lightning. She is regarded as the patron saint in time of danger from thunderstorms, fires, and sudden death. During her time in the tower, she kept a branch from a cherry tree which she watered with water from her cup. On the day of she was killed, the cherry branch she'd kept blossomed. From this comes "Barbarazweig," the custom of bringing branches into the house on December 4 to hopefully bloom on Christmas (some reserve the custom for the unmarried).	Depicted in art holding a small tower or standing near a tower or near a canon, and holding a chalice and/or the palm of martyrdom. A peacock	Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church
Saint Bartholomew		One of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is one of the apostles of whom no word is reported nor any individual action recorded in the New Testament. Traditions: 1. Bartholomew went on a missionary tour to India, where he left behind a copy of the Gospel of Matthew. 2. Missionary in Ethiopia, Mesopotamia, Parthia, and Lycaonia. 3. Brought Christianity to Armenia in the 1st century. 4. Bartholomew was associated with fishing		Stained glass: St. John's Grace Episcopal Church
Saint Catherine of Alexandria, V.M., Saint Catherine of the Wheel		Christian saint and martyr who is claimed to have been a noted scholar in the early 4th century. In the beginning of the fifteenth century, it was rumored that she had spoken to Saint Joan of Arc. The Orthodox Churches venerate her as a "great martyr", and in the Catholic Church she is traditionally revered as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Legends of St. Catherine have little historical basis. The most popular version is that Catherine was the daughter of Costus, governor of Alexandria. It is said that she visited her contemporary, the Roman Emperor Maximinus, and attempted to convince him of the error of his ways in persecuting Christians. She succeeded in converting his wife, the Empress, and many pagan wise men whom the Emperor sent to dispute with her, all of whom were subsequently martyred. Upon the failure of the Emperor to win Catherine over, he ordered her to be put in prison; and when the people who visited her converted, she was condemned to death on the breaking wheel (an instrument of torture). According to legend, the wheel itself broke when she touched it, so she was beheaded. - Source: Wikipedia: Catherine of Alexandria 11/5/09		Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church, Hamburg
Saint Cecilia		Patron saint of musicians and church music because she praised God, singing to him, as she lay dying a martyr's death.	Depicted in choir loft rose windows, often playing an organ; often surrounded by angels playing musical instruments.	Stained glass: Corpus Christi RC Church Trinity Episcopal Church Painting: Blessed Trinity RC Church
Saint Charles Borromeo		St. Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) was a member of a noble family and a nephew of Pope Pius IV. He was made a Cardinal at the age of 23 and assisted the Pope in administering the affairs of the Holy See and in governing the Church. Soon thereafter he was made Archbishop of Milan. His endeavors on behalf of the 19th Ecumenical Council of Trent (1545-1564) were especially meritorious and fruitful. He then proceeded to enforce its decrees in the Archdiocese of Milan and thoroughly reformed Catholic life in his See. During a plague he walked barefooted in the public streets, carrying a cross, with a rope around his neck, offering himself as a victim to God for the transgressions of his people. He worked during the period of the Counter-Reformation and was responsible for significant reforms in the Catholic Church, including the founding of seminaries for the education of priests. When the plague raged in Milan, he sold his household furniture, even his bed, to aid the sick and needy, and thereafter slept upon bare boards. He visited those stricken by the disease, consoled them as a tender father, conferred upon them the sacraments with his own hands. A true mediator, he implored forgiveness day and night from the throne of grace. He once ordered an atonement procession and appeared in it with a rope about his neck, with bare and bloody feet, a cross upon his shoulderñthus presenting himself as an expiatory sacrifice for his people to ward off divine punishment. He died, dressed in sackcloth and ashes, holding a picture of Jesus Crucified in his hands, in 1584 at the age of forty-six.	Altar; chalice and host; rope around neck; casket and crucifix; cardinal's hat; word Humiltitas crowned. Often Portrayed As: Bishop wearing a noose around his neck; cardinal wearing a noose around his neck.	Stained glass: St. Joseph RC Cathedral
Saint Clare		Born at Assisi, 16 July, 1194; died there 11 August, 1253. She was the eldest daughter of Favorino Scifi, Count of Sasso-Rosso, the wealthy representative of an ancient Roman family, who owned a large palace in Assisi and a castle on the slope of Mount Subasio. \ She was eighteen years of age when St. Francis came to preach the Lenten course in the church of San Giorgio at Assisi. On Palm Sunday, 1212, St. Francis and his disciples met her with lights in their hands. Clare then laid aside her rich dress, and St. Francis, having cut off her hair, clothed her in a rough tunic and a thick veil. Cofoundress of the Order of Poor Ladies, or Clares, and first Abbess of San Damiano. St. Clare and her sisters wore no shoes, ate no meat, lived in a poor house, and kept silent most of the time.	In art, St. Clare is shown carrying a monstrance or pyx in commemoration of the time that she warded away attackers at the gates of her convent by raising the sacred Host over the wall.	Stained glass: St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral Corpus Christi RC Church Saints Peter and Paul RC Church, HAMBURG (Andrle)
Saint Dominic		Founder of the Friars Preachers, popularly called the Dominicans. Dominic was born in Caleruega, , Spain. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers. The spread of the Rosary, a Marian devotion, is attributed to the preaching of St. Dominic. A legend starting in the 15th century claimed it had been given him by the Virgin Mary.	Tonsure and black-and-white Dominican habit Dog with Torch Star on Forehead Rosary Lilies (referring to St. Dominic's notable chastity) Book and Staff (a vision in which Peter and Paul give him these items and urge him to take them into the world and preach)	Stained glass: St. Joseph RC Cathedral
Saint Edward the Confessor		Edward the Confessor (c. 1003 -1066) was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of the English. His reign foreshadowed the country's domination by the Normans, whose duke William of Normandy was to defeat Edward's successor, Harold II, and seize the crown. In 1163, the newly sainted king's remains were enshrined in Westminster Abbey with solemnities presided over by Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. His reputation for holiness, which began during his life, was based on his accessibility to his subjects, his generosity to the poor, and his supposedly unconsummated marriage with Edith, the daughter of Godwin, earl of Wessex. He was also reputed to have seen visions and cured scrofula (the King's Evil) by his touch. The important iconography of Edward is closely connected with his Legend. From the Bayeux Tapestry and his earliest Life there is a constant tradition of his physical appearance: he was a tall man with a long face, ash-blond hair and beard, ruddy complexion and long, thin fingers. The legend of his ring is that Edward gave a ring to a beggar near Westminster. Two years later some English pilgrims in the Holy Land (or in India) met an old man who said he was John the Apostle. He gave them the ring and told them to return it to Edward, whom they were charged to warn of impending death in six months' time.	Tall man with a long face, ash-blond hair and beard, ruddy complexion and long, thin fingers.	Stained glass: St. Joseph RC Cathedral Saints Peter and Paul RC Church, Hamburg
Saint Elizabeth		St. Elizabeth was the mother of St. John the Baptist, cousin of St. Mary Luke 1:5-41 13 But the angel said to him: "Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John. ... 18 Zechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years."  19 The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.		Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport\ Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica Mary Visits Elizabeth
Saint Felix of Cantalice		St. Felix's parents were devout peasants. He was a shepherd and a ploughman. He entered the Capuchin monastery and became a lay brother. He was spoken of as "the Saint." For his assignment, he was sent to Rome where, for forty years, he filled the post of questor, whose daily duty was to beg for food and alms for himself and for the community. For everything he gave thanks to God and the words "Deo Gratias" were so constantly on his lips that the Roman street urchins called him Brother Deo Gratias. The first Felician sisters took children, mostly orphans, they cared for to a nearby church and prayed before the statue of St. Felix. Soon the people began to call them the sisters of St. Felix or Felician Sisters. St. Felix is usually depicted holding a bag for food.		Stained glass: Felician Sisters Convent Chapel Felician Sisters Convent Chapel Sculpture: Felician Sisters Convent Chapel
Saint Francis of Assisi		Saint Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco Bernardone; born 1181/1182-1226) was a deacon and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans. He is known as the patron saint of animals, the environment and Italy, Stigmata are bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus. The term originates from the line at the end of Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians. The first stigmata to be accepted by Church authorities as authentic, was that of Saint Francis. Wikipedia: Francis of Assisi: While he was praying on the mountain of Verna, during a forty-day fast in preparation for Michaelmas ), Francis is said to have had a vision on or about September 14, 1224, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, as a result of which he received the stigmata. Brother Leo, who had been with Francis at the time, left a clear and simple account of the event, the first definite account of the phenomenon of stigmata."Suddenly he saw a vision of a seraph, a six-winged angel on a cross. This angel gave him the gift of the five wounds of Christ."	With stigmata	Painting: Blessed Trinity RC Church Sculpture: Felician Sisters Convent Chapel Stained glass: Felician Sisters Convent Chapel Transitus Corpus Christi RC Church Receiving the stigmata from Jesus
Saint Francis Xavier		Born Francisco de Jaso y Azpilcueta (April 7, 1506, Javier, Spain ó December 3, 1552 AD, Shangchuan Island, China) A Spanish pioneering Roman Catholic missionary of navarrese origin. He was a student of Saint Ignatius Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits who dedicated themselves to the service of God at Montmarte in 1534. He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Asian Portuguese empire of the time. He was influential in the spreading and upkeep of Catholicism most notably in India (in Goa), but also ventured into Japan, Borneo, the Malaccas, and other areas which had thus far not been colonized. - Source: Wikipedia: Francis Xavier 10/5/09		Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church, Hamburg St. Francis Xavier RC Church
Saint Gabriel, Archangel		Oten shown with his trumpet by which he was known as the announcer of the beginning of things, i.e. the Annunciation to Mary and the Last Day of Judgment.	Holding trumpet	Stained glass: St. John's Grace Episcopal Church
Saint George		Saint George (ca. 275/281-303) was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. He is immortalized in the tale of Saint George and the Dragon and is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (see above). "In the fully-developed Western version, which developed as part of the Golden Legend, a dragon makes its nest at the spring that provides water for the city of "Silene" ... . Consequently, the citizens have to dislodge the dragon from its nest for a time, in order to collect water. To do so, each day they offer the dragon at first a sheep, and if no sheep can be found, then a maiden must go instead of the sheep. The victim is chosen by drawing lots. One day, this happens to be the princess. The monarch begs for her life to be spared, but to no avail. She is offered to the dragon, but there appears Saint George on his travels. He faces the dragon, protects himself with the sign of the cross, slays the dragon, and rescues the princess. The grateful citizens abandon their ancestral paganism and convert to Christianity." -Wikipedia: St. George		Stained glass: Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica
St. Gertrude the Great, Saint Gertrude of Helfta		1256-1302 German Benedictine and mystic writer. Nothing is known of her parents, so she was probably an orphan. As a young girl, she joined the Benedictine monastery in Helfta. She dedicated herself to her studies, becoming an expert in literature and philosophy. She had various mystical experiences, including a vision of Jesus, who invited her to rest her head on his breast to hear the beating of his heart. Though St Gertrude was never formerly canonized, nevertheless she received equipotent canonization, and a universal feast day was declared in the year 1677 by Pope Clement XII. - Source: Wikipedia: Gertrude the Great		Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church, Hamburg
Saint Henry II the Lame		Fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Saxon dynasty. He was crowned King of Germany in 1002 and King of Italy in 1004. He was the only German king to be canonized. He supported the bishops against the monastic clergy and aided them in establishing their temporal rule over broad territories. He strongly enforced clerical celibacy in order that the public land and offices he granted the church would not be passed on to heirs.		Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church
Saint Hyacinth		1185-1257 "While in Rome, he witnessed a miracle performed by Saint Dominic, and became a Dominican. He brought the Dominican Order to Poland, then evangelized throughout Poland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Scotland, Russia, Turkey, and Greece. One of the miracles is connected with the Tartarian attack on a monastery in Kyev. Hyacinth was about to save a Monstrance containing the Holy Host when he heard the voice of Blessed Virgin Mary asking him to take her too. So he decided to take also the statue of the Holy Virgin. ... In Spanish-language countries, Hyacinth is known as San Jacinto..." - Wiklipedia: Saint Hyacinth		Stained glass: Corpus Christi RC Church
Saint James, the Apostle		James the son of Zebedee and his brother John were among the twelve disciples of Our Lord. They, together with Peter, were privileged to behold the Transfiguration (Mark  9:2-7), to witness the healing of Peter's mother-in-law and the raising of the daughter of Jairus (see above), and to be called aside to watch and pray with Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane on the night before His death (Matt 26: 36-55) About AD 42, shortly before Passover (Acts 12), James was beheaded by order of King Herod Agrippa I, grandson of Herod the Great. James was the first of the Twelve to suffer martyrdom, and the only one of the Twelve whose death is recorded in the New Testament. James is often called James Major to distinguish him from other New Testament persons called James. Tradition has it that he made a missionary journey to Spain, and that after his death his body was taken to Spain and buried there.	Walking stick as his one irreducible attribute Well-equipped medieval pilgrim with an ample cape, sturdy boots, a broad-brimmed hat, and a walking stick with a hook for hanging a drinking gourd. The hat  will be adorned with a scallop shell. St. James the Moor Slayer.	Stained glass: St. John's Grace Episcopal Church
Saint James the Less		St. James the Less, the "Brother of Jesus" who led the Christians of Jerusalem until that city's destruction in 70 AD. The traditional account is that he was martyred by being thrown from the parapet of the Temple, stoned, and finally beaten to death with a fuller's club.	Holding a club	Stained glass: St. John's Grace Episcopal Church
Saint Joachim		Father of St. Mary Married to St Ann.		Stained glass: St. Joseph RC Cathedral
Saint John Nepomuk		c.1345-1393)[1] National saint of the Czech Republic who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans and King of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional. On the basis of this account, John of Nepomuk is considered the first martyr of the Seal of the Confessional. See Wikipedia: John of Nepomuk 11/5/09		Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church, Hamburg
Saint John the Apostle / Saint John the Evangelist		Christian tradition says that John the Evangelist was one of Christ's original twelve apostles; he was the only one to live into old age, and not martyred for his faith. John was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and the brother of James the Greater. Originally they were fishermen and fished with their father. Traditionally the name used to refer to the author of the Gospel of John, the First, Second and Third Epistles of John, and the Book of Revelation. Peter, James, and he were the only witnesses of the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1), and of the Agony in Gethsemani (Matthew 26:37). Only he and Peter were sent into the city to make the preparation for the Last Supper (Luke 22:8). At the Supper itself his place was next to Christ on Whose breast he leaned (John 13:23, 25). According to the general interpretation John was also that "other disciple" who with Peter followed Christ after the arrest into the palace of the high-priest (John 18:15). John alone remained near his beloved Master at the foot of the Cross on Calvary with the Mother of Jesus and the pious women, and took the desolate Mother into his care as the last legacy of Christ (John 19:25-27). After the Resurrection John with Peter was the first of the disciples to hasten to the grave and he was the first to believe that Christ had truly risen (John 20:2-10). When the Gospels mention St. John along with his brother St. James, they almost list James first. From this the tradition grew that he was younger than James. To indicate this youthfulness, artists usually have him without a beard, even as early as this fresco from the 5th century. Revelation 4:7: The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.	An eagle. Depicted as a young man (no beard) with flowing hair A cup (chalice) because he drank o cup of poson with no effect	Metalwork: St. John the Evangelist RC Church Sculpture: St. John the Evangelist RC Church St. John the Evangelist RC Church Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church Trinity Episcopal Church First Presbyterian Church, Lockport First Presbyterian Church, Lockport Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport 1855 window Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport 1976 window St. Joseph RC Cathedral St. John's Grace Episcopal Church Chalice St. John's Grace Episcopal Church St. John's Grace Episcopal Church
Saint John the Baptist		See Baptism of Jesus above
Saint Joseph		See also: Epiphany above Jesus learning carpentry above Joseph was a carpenter: Matthew 13:55 Joseph is last mentioned in Scripture when Jesus was 12 years old. Marriage of Mary and Joseph: Matthew 1: 18-25 The Repose in Egypt: Matthew 2:13-23 St. Joseph on His Deathbed: Nothing in the Bible.	Marriage of Mary and Joseph Flowering rod Teaching Jesus carpentry Deathbed	Stained glass: Felician Sisters Convent Chapel St. Joseph on His Deathbed St. Joseph RC Cathedral Series of windows about St. Joseph Our Lady of Victory Basilica Marriage of Mary and Joseph Trinity Episcopal Church The Repose in Egypt
Saint Lucy		Because Lucy refused to be married, she was tortured by having her eyes torn out. She was martyred by being stabbed with a dagger. It is said that her vision was restored before she died.	Dish with two eyes
Saint Luke		Luke the Evangelist, born of Greek origin in the city of Antioch, was an early Christian leader who the Church Fathers such as Jerome and Eusebius said was the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. 2nd century document: "Luke, a native of Antioch, by profession a physician. He had become a disciple of the apostle Paul and later followed Paul until his [Paul's] martyrdom. Having served the Lord continuously, unmarried and without children, filled with the Holy Spirit he died at the age of 84 years." The Roman Catholic Church venerates him as Saint Luke, patron saint of physicians, surgeons, students, butchers, and artists; his feast day is 18 October. Reveltion 4:7: The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.	Ox with wings, as a reference to his gospel that begins with a sacrifice	Metalwork: St. John the Evangelist RC Church Sculpture: St. John the Evangelist RC Church Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport
Saint Mark the Evangelst		Tradition identifies him with the John Mark mentioned as a companion of Saint Paul in Acts, who later is said to have become a disciple of Saint Peter. Reveltion 4:7: The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.	Lion with wings Holding bible	Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport Painting: Blessed Trinity RC Church Sculpture: St. John the Evangelist RC Church Lion head Metalwork: St. John the Evangelist RC Church
St. Martin of Tours		316-397 Bornin Candes-Saint-Martin, Gaul (central France); buried November 11, 397, Candes, Gaul) A Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Some of the accounts of his travels may have been interpolated into his vita to give credence to early sites of his cult. His life was recorded by a contemporary, the hagiographer Sulpicius Severus. He is a patron saint of France and of soldiers. - Source: Wikipedia: Martin of Tours 11/5/09		Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church, Hamburg
Saint Mary See also: Annunciation above Epiphany above Lily above		Mary Visits Elizabeth: Luke 1:39-56 Presentation of Mary in the Temple (November 21 Feast day): The Scriptures tells us nothing of Mary's hidden life. That which is known about the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple is found in the Apocrypha, principally in chapter seven of the Protoevangelium of James, which has been dated by historians prior to the year 200 AD. Marriage of Mary and Joseph Assumption of Mary into Heaven/Queen of Heaven: There is no biblical support or scriptural basis for the Assumption of Mary doctrine. In fact, the Bible does not even record Mary's death. Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Assumption as doctrine in 1950 in his Munificentissimus Deus. This dogma states that the "Immaculate Virgin, after the completion of her earthly life was assumed body and soul into the glory of Heaven." The doctrine further states that Mary was glorified in heaven and is "exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things." Mary on her Deathbed: The Bible does not record Mary's death.	Always youthful, displaying a sweet expression her face	Stained glass: St. Joseph RC Cathedral Nativity of Mary Felician Sisters Convent Chapel Presentation of Mary in Temple St. Joseph RC Cathedral Presentation of Mary in the Temple Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica Presentation of Mary in the Temple Our Lady of Victory Basilica Marriage of Mary and Joseph Corpus Christi RC Church Marriage of Mary and Joseph Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica Mary Visits Elizabeth Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport Holding Jesus Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica John the Apostle Serves Mary the Eucharist Saints Peter and Paul RC Church PX on her chest St. Joseph RC Cathedral Deathbed Our Lady of VictoryRC Basilica Deathbed Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica Assumption St. Joseph RC Cathedral Queen of Heaven Felician Sisters Convent Chapel Our Lady of Lourdes St. Joseph RC Cathedral Portrait St. Joseph RC Cathedral Mandorla Sculpture: Blessed Trinity RC Church Queen of Heaven Painting: Blessed Trinity RC Church Assumption
Saint Mary Magdalene		See Resurrection above
Saint Matthew		Tax collector before chosen to be one of the twelve Apostles. One of the four evangelists, i.e., gospel writers ( although Matthean authenticity has been seriously challenged). One of the witnesses of the Resurrection and Ascension, Uncertain whether he died a natural death or received the crown of martyrdom. Reveltion 4:7: The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.	A young man (with wings) or angel., carrying in his hand a lance as a characteristic emblem.	Metalwork: St. John the Evangelist RC Church Sculpture: St. John the Evangelist RC Church Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport St. John's Grace Episcopal Church St. John's Grace Episcopal Church
Saint Matthias		According to the Acts: 12-23, Matthias was the apostle chosen by the remaining eleven apostles to replace Judas Iscariot following Judas' betrayal of Jesus and his suicide	Doubled-ax (an old pre-Christian symbol of expiation and redemption) superimposed upon a Bible.	Stained glass: St. John's Grace Episcopal Church
Saint Michael, Archangel		An archangel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He is viewed as the field commander of the Army of God. He is mentioned by name in the Book of Daniel, the Book of Jude and the Book of Revelation. In the English epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton, Michael commands the army of angels loyal to God against the rebel forces of Satan. Armed with a sword from God's armory, he bests Satan in personal combat, wounding his side.	Armed with a sword from God's armory, he bests Satan in personal combat, wounding his side.	Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church St. Joseph RC Cathedral St. John's Grace Episcopal Church Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica
Saint Patrick		Wikipedia: Saint Patrick (c. 390 ó 460) was a Celtic Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognised patron saint of Ireland. When he was about 14 he was captured by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Ireland, where he lived for six years before escaping and returning to his family. After entering the Church, he later returned to Ireland as an ordained bishop in the north and west of the island. Pious legend credits Patrick with banishing snakes from the island, though all evidence suggests that post-glacial Ireland never had snakes; one suggestion is that snakes referred to the serpent symbolism of the Druids of that time and place. Legend also credits Patrick with teaching the Irish about the concept of the Trinity by showing people the shamrock, a 3-leaved clover. During his evangelising journey back to Ireland from his parent's home at Birdoswald, he is understood to have carried with him an ash wood walking stick or staff. He thrust this stick into the ground wherever he was evangelising. -		Stained glass: St. Joseph RC Cathedral
Saint Paul		In the west St. Paul and St. Peter are considered the two most important apostles. Saint Paul was a Hellenistic Jew called himself the "Apostle to the Gentiles" (Romans 11:13, Galatians 2:8). According to the Acts of the Apostles, his conversion took place on the road to Damascus. Thirteen epistles in the New Testament are attributed to Paul. Paul's influence on Christian thinking arguably has been more significant than any other New Testament author. - Wikipedia: Saint Paul St. Paul Before Herod Agrippa II, King of Chalcis in Acts 26	Since at least the fourth century St. Paul has been portrayed with a long, pointed beard and a receding hairline, if not bald. His attributes are the sword he was killed with and a closed book representing the epistles that he wrote. Sometimes instead of a book we will see St. Paul holding a letter or a whole sheaf of letters representing the epistles. Agrippa sits on a throne listenibg to Paul defend himself	Stained glass: St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral Trinity Episcopal Church Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport St. Joseph RC Cathedral Before Agrippa Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Saint Peter		One of Twelve Apostles, a Galilean fisherman (along with his brother St. Andrew) assigned a leadership role by Jesus in Matthew 16:18, and was with Jesus during events witnessed by only a few apostles, such as the Transfiguration in Matthew 17:29. Roman Catholic tradition states that he was the first Pope (from 30 AD to 64 AD), the author of two canonical epistles, and a martyr under Nero, crucified head down, and buried in Rome. Betrayed Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane after a roosters crowed in Matthew 26:69. Keys of Heaven: according to Christian tradition, received by Saint Peter from Jesus, marking Peter's ability to take binding actions as the first pope.	Shown with keys to heaven. Always the oldest looking apostle, usually with a large beard	Stained glass: First Presbyterian Church, Lockport Christ Calling the Fishermen First Presbyterian Church, Lockport Last Supper Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport Full-length portrait St. John's Grace Episcopal Church With other apostles St. John's Grace Episcopal Church Full-length portrait Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica Jesus Gives Peter the Key to Heaven
Saint Philip		One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Greece, Syria, and Phrygia. He was martyred by crucifixion in the city of Hierapolis Acts 8:26-39: "St. Philip baptizes the Ethiopian eunuch"		Stained glass: St. John's Grace Episcopal Church St. John's Grace Episcopal Church
Saint Rita		"One day, while living at the convent Rita said, "Please let me suffer like you, Divine Saviour". Suddenly, a thorn from a figure of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ fell from the crown of thorns and wounded Rita's forehead. As a result, depictions of St. Rita show a forehead wound to represent this event. The wound became a symbol on St Rita's forehead." - Wilipedia: Rita of Cascia		Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church
Saint Rose of Lima		Born in Lima, Peru Her nickname "Rosa" was a testament to her holy ties. When she was a baby, a servant claimed to have seen her face transform into a rose, hence her name, "Rosa." Upon the censure of her parents, Rose disfigured her face with pepper and lye. She was very upset that she was so beautiful, and hurt herself to help others. She entered a Dominican convent in 1602. Her days were filled with acts of charity and industry. She died on August 24, 1617, at the age of 31.	Rose, anchor, with Infant Jesus	Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church St. Louis RC Church
Saint Salome (sa LOW me) (SALE o may)		Wife of Zebedee and mother of James and John (Matt. 27: 56; cf. Matt. 20: 20), one of the women from Galilee who was present at the crucifixion (Mark 15: 40) and came to the tomb (Mark 16: 1) and received the message that Jesus had been raised.		Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church
Saint Simon, Shoemaker, Tanner		Saint Simon the Shoemaker (10th century), also known as Simon the Tanner is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the legend of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, Egypt (between 953-975).
Saint Simon the Zealot		(Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13) Little is known of St. Simon, the Cananean; he may have belonged to a Jewish patriotic group called the Zealots, Luke 6:15. Simon was a disciple.	Fish superimposed upon a Bible	Stained glass: St. John's Grace Episcopal Church
Saint Stanislaus Kostka		"On the eve of the feast of St. Lawrence, Stanislaus felt a mortal weakness made worse by a high fever, and clearly saw that his last hour had come. He wrote a letter to the Blessed Virgin begging her to call him to the skies there to celebrate with her the glorious anniversary of her Assumption. His confidence in the Blessed Virgin, which had already brought him many signal favours, was this time again rewarded; on 15 August, towards four in the morning, while he was rapt in pious utterances to God, to the saints, and to the Virgin Mary, he died." - Wikipedia: Stanislaus Kostka		Stained glass: Corpus Christi RC Church
Saint Stephen		One of seven deacons selected and specially ordained by the Apostles to take care of the temporal relief of the poorer members. The first Christian martyr who died from stoning. The only first hand source of information on the life and death of St. Stephen is the Acts of the Apostles 6:1-8:2).	Often depicted in art with three stones and the martyrs' palm. In Eastern Christian iconography he is shown as a young beardless man with a tonsure, wearing a deacon's vestments, and often holding a miniature church building or a censer.	Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport St. Joseph RC Cathedral Westminster Presbyterian Church
Saint Teresa of the Little Flowers		See Saint Theresa of the Little Flowers below		Stained glass: Corpus Christi RC Church
Saint Thaddeus		Saint Jude was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is generally identified with Thaddeus, and is also variously called Jude of James, Jude Thaddaeus, Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus.	Holding a club. Holding an axe or halberd (killed by one of these weapons) A flame around his head (presence at Pentecost) Shown with a scroll or a book (the Epistle of Jude) Holding a carpenter's rule.	Stained glass: St. John's Grace Episcopal Church
Saint Theresa of the Little Flowers, the Little Flower of Jesus		See three photographs and biography of Theresa on Wikipedia: Thérèse of Lisieux Saint Thérèse entered the Carmelite order in 1889 with the name" Of the Child Jesus" and the "Holy Face [of Christ]." St. Thérèse is known today because of her spiritual memoir, L'histoire d'une âme ("Story of a Soul"). Together with St. Francis of Assisi, St. Thérèse of Lisieux is one of the most popular Catholic saints.
Saint Thomas, Apostle		"Doubting Thomas": John 20:24-29 His primary attribute is most often a carpenter's square or T-square. This refers to the first episode of the Acts of the Holy Apostle Thomas, where the apostles draw lots to see who will bring the gospel to what countries. When St. Thomas draws India, he is reluctant to accept this difficult mission, but Jesus settles the issue by selling him to a royal official just arrived from India looking for a slave skilled in carpentry.	Placing his fingers into the wound in Christ's side Holding a carpenter's square or T-square (skilled in carpentry) A spear (manner of his death) Holding a book (sign of his apostolate)	Stained glass: St. John's Grace Episcopal Church
Saint Veronica		Saint Veronica is not in the Bible. The most recent version of the legend recounts that Veronica from Jerusalem encountered Jesus along the Via Dolorosa on the way to Calvary. When she paused to wipe the sweat off his face with her veil, his image was imprinted on the cloth. The event is commemorated by one of the Stations of the Cross.	Cloth with imprint of face of Jesus	Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church
Saint William Aquitaine		St. William of Aquitaine was duke of Aquitaine in the time of Charlemagne, and a famous statesman and warrior. Among other exploits, he obtained a signal victory over the Saracens who were ravaging southern France. In 808 he renounced the world and became a Benedictine monk and died 812.	Usually represented in armor or in a monk's habit with his armor and ducal crown before him	Stained glass: Saints Peter and Paul RC Church, HAMBURG Saints Peter and Paul RC Church, HAMBURG (Andrle)
Samaritan Woman at the Well, Christ and the		John 4:1-16		Stained glass: St. Joseph RC Cathedral
Samuel		Last of the Judges and a Prophet.		Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport
Sarah Laughing		Genesis 18:1-15: Three strangers appear to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre. When told that Sarah, then 99 years old, would bear a son, Sarah laughs.. When the boy was born, they named him Isaac, which in Hebrew means "He laughs."		Stained glass: St. John's Grace Episcopal Church
Scarab / dung beetle		See llustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Scarab
Sermon on the Mount		Matthew 5-7		Stained glass: Grace Episcopal Church, Lockport Westminster Presbyterian Church
7 (Seven)		Pillars of Wisdom
Shepherds Visit baby Jesus		See:Nativity/Shepherds above
Solomon		King of Israel. Son of David. Builder of the First Temple in Jerusalem. 1 Kings 6:1-38 Wisdom of Solomon: 1 Kings 3		Stained glass: Westminster Presbyterian Church
Solar system				Stained glass: City Hall
Sphinx		See Illustrated Architecture Dictionary: Sphinx
Square		Square - symbol of the man-made world Squares and circles ssem to have almost universal significance in symbolizing finite and infinite earth and heaven matter and spirit earth and heaven
Stations of the Cross		Wikipedia: Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross; in Latin, Via Crucis; also called the Via Dolorosa or Way of Sorrows, or simply, The Way) refers to the depiction of the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The tradition as chapel devotion began with St. Francis of Assisi and extended throughout the Roman Catholic Church in the medieval period. It is less often observed in the Anglican and Lutheran churches. It may be done at any time, but is most commonly done during the Season of Lent, especially on Good Friday and on Friday evenings during Lent.		Stained glass: Felician Sisters Convent Chapel Our Lady of Victory Basilica
Stigmata		See Saint Francis above
Sun god		See llustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Sun god
Temple, Jesus in		See Jesus in the Temple above
Ten Commandments		See Moses above
Thoth		See llustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Thoth
Tongues of fire		Acts 2:1-4		Stained glass: St. Joseph RC Cathedral
Transfiguration of Christ		Mark  9:2-7: 2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. 3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. 4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. ... 7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. 8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.		Stained glass: St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity		The Trinity consists of three Persons: God (often a voice; father), Jesus (son), Spirit (dove) Matthew 3:16, 28:19		Sculpture: Blessed Trinity RC Church Blessed Trinity RC Church Blessed Trinity RC Church
Turtle			Eternal life	Sculpture: McKinley Monument
12 (twelve)		Months Zodiac Apostles		Sculpture: Bufflo City Hall window jambs Painting: Buffalo Savings Bank / Goldome / M&T Bank Branch: Zodiac
Uraeus		See llustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Uraeus
Virgin Mary		See Saint Mary above
Vulture		See llustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Vulture
Wadjet		See llustrated Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology: Wadjet
Wheat		From Jesus' parables, wheat came to represent believers over against the "weeds" or "tares", which represent unbelievers. Wheat may also be used to represent the bread in Holy Communion and, further, the Body of Christ.	The divine harvest; old age, fruitful life, life fulfilled.	Stained glass: Trinity Episcopal Church Unitarian Universalist Church
Wheel		Symbol of time, turning evoking endless repetition of day and night year after year. Spokes create tan image of the sun Middle Ages: Wheel of Fortune. Metamorphoses into the rose window See Saint Catherine above See Illustrated Architecture Dictionary: Wheel window
Winged Victory of Samothrace		See Nike of Samothrace above